apocalypse

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Sinonimi

revelation

inspiration

Revelation

enlightenment

end of the world

exposure

the

theophany

vision

Apocalypse

Book of Revelation

divine revelation

epiphany

Last Judgment

Revelation of Saint John the Divine

pralaya

Apocalypse of John

Apocalypse of St. John

apparition

Book of the Revelation of John

breath

catastrophe

disclosure

Con trattino come

a‧poc‧a‧lypse

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈpɒkəlɪps/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

Frasi

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

Gli esperti di geologia sono d'accordo: lo tsunami di ieri era solo un araldo dell'imminente apocalisse.