apocalypse
noun/əˈpɒkəlɪps/
/əˈpɑːkəlɪps/
- [singular, uncountable] the destruction of the world
- We're all waiting for the zombie apocalypse.
- Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
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- the Apocalypse[singular] the end of the world, as described in the Bible
- (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
- [singular] a situation causing very serious damage and destruction
- an environmental apocalypse
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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