What does apocalyptic mean?

Definitions for apocalyptic
əˌpɒk əˈlɪp tɪkapoc·a·lyp·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. apocalyptic, apocalyptical, revelatoryadjective

    prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

  2. apocalypticadjective

    of or relating to an apocalypse

Wiktionary

  1. apocalypticnoun

    One who predicts apocalypse.

  2. apocalypticadjective

    Of or relating to an apocalypse:

  3. apocalypticadjective

    Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation or doom).

  4. Etymology: From ἀποκαλυπτικός, from ἀποκαλύπτειν, from ἀπό + καλύπτειν.

Wikipedia

  1. Apocalyptic

    Apocalyptic is from the word apocalypse, referring to the end of the world.

ChatGPT

  1. apocalyptic

    Apocalyptic refers to anything that relates to or predicts a drastic or catastrophic event, typically on a global scale, often associated with the end of the world. It can also pertain to the final destruction of the world in various religious eschatologies. Apocalyptic can also denote anything involving or resembling the biblical Apocalypse.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Apocalypticadjective

    alt. of Apocalyptical

  2. Apocalypticnoun

    alt. of Apocalyptist

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apocalyptic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apocalyptic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of apocalyptic in a Sentence

  1. Elon Musk:

    If there’s ever sort of an apocalyptic scenario of some kind, hypothetically, you just press the Bioweapon Defense Mode Button.

  2. Mike Lee:

    We don't arrest people before they commit crimes. That's the sort of thing that's reserved for bad post-apocalyptic dystopian novels and movies.

  3. Michael Formuziewich:

    So far there's nothing apocalyptic that's happening, the pain will grow, but in my opinion it is not going to lead to even a single year where the banks lose money. It's just not going to get to those levels.

  4. Chris Cohilas:

    It was apocalyptic, it gripped us and got into a subset of some of our most vulnerable folks.

  5. Paul Young:

    Thankfully, this is now a scenario that is science fiction. But as you can imagine, the consequences would have been absolutely dire, it's kind of hard to imagine, but you could think of us as humans all in wide-brimmed hats, sunglasses, caked in sunscreen, only going outside for five to 10 minutes a day when the sun was out. I think it would have been quite apocalyptic really, and it would have been a problem all over the world.

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