1. An object that has been used as a plot device in many novels and television shows. The name given to the spear in John 19:34 which St. Longinus pierced the side of Jesus with. Like the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail, said to give great power (or in some cases, instant death) to the person who posseses it.

2. A great computer game, the prequel to Wolfenstein 3d. In it, the goal of the game was to get back the Spear of Destiny from Hitler, who had captured it in an attempt to become invincible.