"Tribulation" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tribulation
  1. (Christian eschatology) (A period of) persecution before the Second Coming, lasting seven years, which Christians will experience worldwide which will purify and strengthen them. Categories (topical): Christianity Related terms: Rapture, end times, Millennium, Second Coming, Apocalypse, Revelation
    Sense id: en-Tribulation-en-name-wNS~KWkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Eschatology

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