apocalypse

Signification

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.

Coupé comme

a‧poc‧a‧lypse

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈpɒkəlɪps/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

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

Les experts de la géologie sont d'accord: le tsunami d'hier n'était qu'un héraut de l'apocalypse imminente.