Bible Dictionaries
Desolation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

(2):

(n.) The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.

(3):

(n.) A place or country wasted and forsaken.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Desolation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/desolation.html. 1828.