Apocalypse Definition
ə-pŏkə-lĭps
noun
The Book of Revelation.
American Heritage
Any of various Jewish and Christian pseudonymous writings (c. 200 b.c.-c. a.d. 300) depicting symbolically the ultimate destruction of evil and triumph of good.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of anonymous Jewish or Christian texts from around the second century bc to the second century ad containing prophetic or symbolic visions, especially of the imminent destruction of the world and the salvation of the righteous.
American Heritage
A disclosure regarded as prophetic; revelation.
Webster's New World
The end of the world, especially as described in one of these texts.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- revelation
- Revelation of Saint John the Divine
- Book of Revelation
- showup
- prefiguration
- eye opener
- disclosure
- exposé
- exposure
pronoun
(countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Apocalypse
Noun
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apocalypse
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apocalypsesOrigin of Apocalypse
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Middle English Apocalipse from Late Latin Apocalypsis from Greek apokalupsis revelation, Apocalypse from apokaluptein to uncover apo- apo- kaluptein to cover kel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis, “revelation”), from ἀπό (apo, “away”) and καλύπτω (kaluptō, “I cover”).
From Wiktionary
From Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis, “revelation”).
From Wiktionary
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