apocalypse
See also: Apocalypse
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀπό (apó, “after”) and καλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
apocalypse (plural apocalypses)
- A revelation. [from 14th c.]
- The early development of Perl 6 was punctuated by a series of apocalypses by Larry Wall.
- (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]
- A disaster; a cataclysmic event. [from 19th c.]
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 699:
- The Spanish mission in America soon became not so much crusade as apocalypse.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 699:
Synonyms
- armageddon
- doomsday
- Ragnarok (Ragnarök)
- end times
- eschaton
Hyponyms
- nuclear holocaust
- Final Judgment
- judgement day
Derived terms
Translations
revealing or revelation
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end of the world
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cataclysmic event
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French
Noun
apocalypse f (plural apocalypses)
- apocalypse (disaster)
Latin
Noun
apocalypse
- ablative singular of apocalypsis
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