A disaster beyond expectations.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.
The quality of being obedient.