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 Definitions of Apocalypse  [əˈpɒk ə lɪps]  

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Definition of 'Apocalypse' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) apocalypse
(cap.)

2.  apocalypse
any of a class of Jewish or Christian writings of c200 b.c. to a.d. 350 that were assumed to make revelations of the ultimate divine purpose.

3.  apocalypse
a prophetic revelation, esp. concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good triumph over the forces of evil.

4.  apocalypse
any revelation or prophecy.

5.  apocalypse
any universal or widespread destruction or disaster.

Etymology:  (1125–75; < LL apocalypsis < Gk apokálypsis revelation, der. of apokalýptein to uncover, reveal =apo-apo - +kalýptein to cover, conceal)

Definition of 'Apocalypse' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) apocalypse
a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

2. (noun) Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle


Definition of 'Apocalypse' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Apocalypse
the revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament

2. (noun) Apocalypse
anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure



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