apocalypse
Meaning
- A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
- The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
- The Book of Revelation.
- A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
Concepts
apocalypse
revelation
Revelation
enlightenment
inspiration
the
disclosure
exposure
end of the world
apparition
divine revelation
epiphany
theophany
vision
catastrophe
breath
Apocalypse
Apocalypse of John
Apocalypse of St. John
Book of Revelation
Book of the Revelation of John
Last Judgment
Revelation of Saint John the Divine
pralaya
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧poc‧a‧lypse
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɒkəlɪps/
Etymology
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.
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