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adjective
1.
of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
2.
pertaining to the Apocalypse or biblical book of Revelation.
3.
predicting or presaging imminent disaster and total or universal destruction: the apocalyptic vision of some contemporary writers.
Also, a·poc·a·lyp·ti·cal.
Origin:
1620–30; < Late Greek apokalýptikos, equivalent to apokalýpt(ein) to uncover, disclose (see apocalypse) + -ikos -ic
1620–30; < Late Greek apokalýptikos, equivalent to apokalýpt(ein) to uncover, disclose (see apocalypse) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
a·poc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly, adverb
post·a·poc·a·lyp·tic, adjective
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Apocalyptic
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Example Sentences
- Probably the only apocalyptic plague of humanity that has truly been banished is famine.
- Some may bridle at the apocalyptic scenarios he raises but these often serve a legitimate purpose.
- Those with apocalyptic leanings can even release a genetically engineered virus to crash the world population.
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Word Origin & History
apocalyptic
1660s, "pertaining to the 'Revelation of St. John' in the New Testament," from Gk. apokalyptikos, from apokalyptein
(see apocalypse). Meaning "pertaining to the imminent end of the world" evolved by 1880s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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