Apocalypse
Meaning
- (countable) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
- Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).
- Armageddon: the destructive end of the world.
Synonyms
Book of Revelation
Revelation of Saint John the Divine
Apocalypse of John
Book of the Revelation of John
the Revelation
Apocalypse of St. John
Translations
Apocalypse
Apokalypse
Apocalipsis
Apocalisse
Apocalipse
Revelació Apocalypse
Openbaring van JohannesFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɒkəlɪps/
Etymology
Proprialization from apocalypse, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”). The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.
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