ə noun
1.
2.
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.
3.
a prophetic revelation, especially concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil.
4.
any revelation or prophecy.
5.
any universal or widespread destruction or disaster: the apocalypse of nuclear war.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a prophetic disclosure or revelation |
| 2. | an event of great importance, violence, etc, like the events described in the Apocalypse |
| [C13: from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein to disclose, from | |
| Apocalypse (əˈpɒkəlɪps) | |
| —n | |
| Bible (in the Vulgate and Douay versions of the Bible) the Book of Revelation | |
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Word Origin & History
apocalypse
late 14c., "revelation, disclosure," from Church L. apocalypsis "revelation," from Gk. apokalyptein "uncover," from apo- "from" (see apo-) + kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see Calypso). The Christian end-of-the-world story is part of the revelation
in John of Patmos' book "Apokalypsis" (a title rendered into Eng. as "Apocalypse" c.1230 and "Revelations" by Wyclif c.1380).
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Apocalypse [(uh-pok-uh-lips)]Another name for the New Testament Book of Revelation; from the Greek word for “revelation.”
Note: An “apocalypse” is a final catastrophe.
Note: The Apocalypse is supposed to come at the end of the world or of time.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Apocalypse definition
the Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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