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Definition of apocalypse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

apocalypse

noun
 
/əˈpɒkəlɪps/
 
/əˈpɑːkəlɪps/
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  1. [singular, uncountable] the destruction of the world
    • We're all waiting for the zombie apocalypse.
    • Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
  2. the Apocalypse
     [singular] the end of the world, as described in the Bible
  3. (abbreviation the Apocalypse)
     [singular] the final book of the Bible, also known as Revelation, which describes events leading up to the final destruction of the world
  4. [singular] a situation causing very serious damage and destruction
    • an environmental apocalypse
    5. Word OriginOld English, via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein ‘uncover, reveal’, from apo- ‘un-’ + kaluptein ‘to cover’.
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