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Noun: tribulation  `tri-byu'ley-shun
  1. An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
    "life is full of tribulations"
    - trial, visitation
Noun: Tribulation
  1. (futurist Christian doctrine) a short period of time before the second coming when believers will experience worldwide persecution and be purified and strengthened by it

Derived forms: tribulations

See also: tribulate

Type of: affliction

Encyclopedia: Tribulation

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