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apocalypticism
[ uh-pok-uh-lip-tuh-siz-uhm ]
noun
, Theology.
- any doctrine concerning the end of the temporal world, especially one based on the supposed prophetic passages in the Revelation of St. John the Divine.
- the millennial doctrine of the Second Advent and personal reign of Jesus Christ on earth.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apocalypticism1
First recorded in 1880–85; apocalyptic + -ism
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