apocalypse
A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural eventsA revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.
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Meaning
4 sensesA revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.
The early development of Perl 6 was punctuated by a series of apocalypses by Larry Wall.
A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale.
Near-synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, holocaust; armageddon, doomsday, end times, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day
A nuclear apocalypse would have been possible if tensions went out of control during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Apokalypse
апока́липсисapokálipsis
апока́ліпсисapokálipsys
The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
Meronyms: Final Judgment, Judgment Day, judgement day, judgment day
Near-synonym: Ragnarok
Apokalypse
апока́липсисapokálipsis
апока́ліпсисapokálipsys
The Book of Revelation.
Apokalypse
апока́липсисapokálipsis, открове́ниеotkrovénije
апока́ліпсисapokálipsys, відкриття́vidkryttjá, одкрове́нняodkrovénnja
- a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
- the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
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
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Origin
From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokFrom Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”, literally “uncovering”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”), from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) + καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns). The sense evolution to "catastrophe, end of the world" stems from the depiction of such events in the biblical Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of (i.e. Revelation to) John.
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Forms
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle:RevelationRevelation of Saint John the DivineBook of Revelation