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Definition of Apocalypse

1. Noun. A cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil.

2. Noun. 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

1. n. 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. n. One of a numerous class of writings proceeding from Jewish authors between 250 b. c. and 150 a. d., and designed to propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the hearts of the Jewish people with the promise of deliverance and glory; or proceeding from Christian authors of the opening centuries and designed to portray the future.

Definition of Apocalypse

1. Proper noun. (countable biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet. ¹

2. Noun. A revelation. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (Christianity) The events prophesied in the Revelation of John; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

4. Noun. A disaster; a cataclysmic event. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Apocalypse

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Apocalypse

Apis mellifera Apis mellifera adansonii Apis mellifera scutellata Apium Apium graveolens Apium graveolens dulce Apium graveolens rapaceum Aplectrum Aplectrum hyemale Aplodontia

Aplodontia rufa Aplodontiidae Aplysia Aplysia punctata Aplysiidae Apocalypse Apocalypses Apocalypticism Apocrypha Apocryphal

Apocynaceae Apocynum Apocynum androsaemifolium Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum pumilum Apodemus Apodemus sylvaticus Apodidae Apodiformes Apogon

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