Apocalypse
The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophetThe written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
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Meaning
3 senses(countable)The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.
Apokalypse, Offenbarung, Apokalypse
апокали́псисapokalípsis, Апокали́псисApokalípsis
Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).
He's been reading the Apocalypse again, and doomscrolling social media content that fixates on it.
Armageddon: the destructive end of the world.
They keep predicting that the Apocalypse is nigh, but I notice that they have books and supplies that they're trying to sell.
Examples
22 sentencesWhat's your plan for the apocalypse?
Who would die first in the apocalypse?
Rodrigo was completely unaware of the zombie apocalypse.
What's your weapon of choice in the apocalypse?
Which of us would die first in the apocalypse?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Proprialization from apocalypse, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “rProprialization from apocalypse, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”). The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.
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