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.

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  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. Analyst Ives:

    Overall, the Street was expecting an apocalyptic quarter and Model 3 deliveries were better than feared by many.

  2. Peter Hotez:

    One( reason) is this steep acceleration, we're approaching( Fauci's) apocalyptic prediction of 100,000 cases a day.

  3. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

    There is no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like ISIL and the United States makes no apology for using our military as part of a broad coalition to go after it, realism dictates that compromise will be required to end the fighting and ultimately stamp out ISIL.

  4. Joel Rosenberg:

    Apocalyptic Islam doesn’t want to simply attack us, it wants to annihilate us, apocalyptic Muslims like the leaders of Iran and the leaders of the Islamic State believe that we are living in the End Times and that it’s their mission from Allah to bring about the end of the world as we know it.

  5. Peter Hotez:

    The big metro areas seem to be rising very quickly and some of the models are on the verge of being apocalyptic.

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