Gotterdammerung

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gotterdammerung \Got`ter*dam"mer*ung\, Gotterdaummmerung
  \G["o]t`ter*d[aum]m"mer*ung\n. [G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a
     modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning,
     fate of the gods. --RHUD] (German mythology)
     1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a
        battle with evil.


  
     Syn: Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. An opera by Richard Wagner.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gotterdammerung
       n : myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle
           with evil [syn: {Ragnarok}, {Twilight of the Gods}]