Cataclysm

For other uses, see Cataclysm (disambiguation)}}}.

The cataclysm is the Greek expression for the Biblical Great Flood of Noah, from the Greek kataklysmos, to "wash down." Erudite Bible studies drew it into the English language in 1633. A cataclysm is merely one kind of catastrophe, best used when confined to a geological phenomenon of planetary significance.

As with many words of apocalyptic Biblical resonance, the adoption of cataclysm for features of manufactured pop culture in order to evoke an atmosphere of doom may provoke unintentional hilarity (compare Camp).

A cataclysm is an event or catastrophe in which great changes happen.

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Uses in contemporary works

In the novel series Dragonlance, the Cataclysm (Dragonlance) is a series of great disasters, primarily notable a great flood and a fiery mountain. This was caused by the Kingpriest, who in his pride demanded of the gods to scourge the world of evil. In favor, the gods thrust the Cataclysm upon Krynn.
In the online sprite comic Bob and George, the Cataclysm refers to an event to take place in the future where the strip's characters of the present are slain. Presently, the Cataclysm is shown through eight flash movies, three of which have been completed. See Bob and George.

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