1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; desert; uninhabited; denoting either stripped of inhabitants, or never having been inhabitated; as a desolate isle; a ...

1. The act of desolating destruction or expulsion of inhabitants; destruction; ruin; waste. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. Matt ...

1. The act of desolating destruction or expulsion of inhabitants; destruction; ruin; waste. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ...

Several shades of meaning can be distinguished: (1) Its primary sense is "left lonely," "forlorn," e.g. Ps 25:16, "Have mercy upon me; for I am desolate" ( ...

(a.) Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.

1. devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted; a desolate abandoned town. 2. joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a ...

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 ...

Left alone, without companion, solitary, lonely. c1386. He which hath no wif..lyveth helples, and is al desolate .

Several shades of meaning can be distinguished: (1) Its primary sense is "left lonely," "forlorn," e.g. Ps 25:16, "Have mercy upon me; for I am desolate" ( ...