apocalyptic

The definition of apocalyptic are predictions of or comments on a destructive event (often one that is to occur in the future).

(adjective)

A warning about the results of global warming is an example of an apocalyptic warning.

Apocalyptic is defined as something that refers to the Book of Revelation.

(adjective)

The Four Horseman in the Holy Bible is an example of an apocalyptic story.

See apocalyptic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or like an apocalypse
of or relating to a sudden and violent end of the world
of or constituting a culminating or decisive event, turning point, etc., esp. one that is unsettling or threatening

noun

a system of beliefs about the end of the world, esp. that it will be sudden, violent, and destructive

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See apocalyptic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to an apocalypse.
Involving or portending widespread devastation or ultimate doom: “now speaks in apocalyptic terms about the probable conflict ahead” (Financial Times).
Characterized by usually exaggerated predictions of or allusions to a disastrous outcome: “Stripped of its apocalyptic tone, what this amounts to is an advocacy of teaching names, dates and places by rote” (Stefan Kanfer).
Of a revelatory or prophetic nature.

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