WRATH, n. Anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions; as, the wrath of God, the day of wrath, etc. . . .
Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
-- Ambrose Bierce, (Jun 24 1842-1914), US journalist, short-story writer; He was a noted wit, satirist and sardonic short story writer who disappeared while covering the Mexican revolution.