apocalypse
[ uh-pok-uh-lips ]
/ əˈpɒk ə lɪps /
noun
(initial capital letter)
revelation(def 4).
any of a class of Jewish or Christian writings that appeared from about 200 b.c. to a.d. 350 and were assumed to make revelations of the ultimate divine purpose.
a prophetic revelation, especially concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil.
any revelation or prophecy.
any universal or widespread destruction or disaster: the apocalypse of nuclear war.
Words nearby apocalypse
apnoea,
apo,
apo-,
apoapsis,
apoc.,
apocalypse,
apocalyptic,
apocalypticism,
apocalyptist,
apocarp,
apocarpous
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British Dictionary definitions for apocalypse (1 of 2)
apocalypse
/ (əˈpɒkəlɪps) /
noun
a prophetic disclosure or revelation
an event of great importance, violence, etc, like the events described in the Apocalypse
Word Origin for apocalypse
C13: from Late Latin
apocalypsis, from Greek
apokalupsis, from
apokaluptein to disclose, from
apo- +
kaluptein to hide
British Dictionary definitions for apocalypse (2 of 2)
Apocalypse
/ (əˈpɒkəlɪps) /
noun
Bible
(in the Vulgate and Douay versions of the Bible) the Book of Revelation
Cultural definitions for apocalypse
Apocalypse
[ (uh-pok-uh-lips) ]
Another name for the New Testament Book of Revelation; from the Greek word for “revelation.”
notes for Apocalypse
An “apocalypse” is a final catastrophe.
notes for Apocalypse
The Apocalypse is supposed to come at the end of the world or of time.