apocalypse

Significat

1. A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
2. The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
3. The Book of Revelation.
4. A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.

Amb guionet com

a‧poc‧a‧lypse

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈpɒkəlɪps/

Etimologia

From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), literally meaning "uncovering", from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) and καλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”). 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.

Sents

Experts of geology agree: Yesterday's tsunami was just a herald of the imminent apocalypse .