Desolation, Abomination of

(Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; Comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roman army, which were an abomination to the Jews. These standards, rising over the site of the temple, were a sign that the holy place had fallen under the idolatrous Romans. The references are to Dan. 9:27. (see ABOMINATION.)

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

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.