Definition of Cataclism
Cat"a*clysm (?), n. [L.
cataclysmos, Gr. kataklysmo`s, from &?; to dash
over, inundate; kata` downward, against + &?; to wash
or dash over: cf. F. cataclysme.] 1.
An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a
deluge.
2. (Geol.) Any violent
catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the
earth's surface.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A sudden, violent event.
- A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
- A great flood.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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