apocalyptist

[uh-pok-uh-lip-tist]

a·poc·a·lyp·tist

[uh-pok-uh-lip-tist]
noun
1.
a writer of apocalyptic literature.
2.
a person who adheres to the teachings of apocalyptic literature concerning the signs and events preceding the end of the world.
3.
a person who holds to any teachings that predict a catastrophic end to the world.

Origin:
1825–35; apocalypt(ic) + -ist
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Apocalyptist has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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