apocalypse

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'apocalypse', 'Apocalypse': /əˈpɒkəlɪps/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈpɑkəlɪps/

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a•poc•a•lypse /əˈpɑkəlɪps/USA pronunciation n.

[proper noun: the Apocalypse] a prophecy about a final struggle in which the forces of good triumph over the forces of evil.
[countable] any great disaster.

a•poc•a•lypse (ə pok′ə lips),USA pronunciation n.

Bible(cap.) revelation (def. 4).
Bible, Judaismany of a class of Jewish or Christian writings that appeared from about 200 b.c. to a.d. 350 and were assumed to make revelations of the ultimate divine purpose.
a prophetic revelation, esp. concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil.
any revelation or prophecy.
any universal or widespread destruction or disaster:the apocalypse of nuclear war.

Greek apokálypsis revelation, equivalent. to apokalýp(tein) to uncover, reveal (apo- apo- + kalýptein to cover, conceal) + -sis -sis
Late Latin apocalypsis
Middle English 1125–75

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apocalypse /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ n

a prophetic disclosure or revelation
an event of great importance, violence, etc, like the events described in the Apocalypse

Etymology: 13th Century: from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein to disclose, from apo- + kaluptein to hide

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Apocalypse /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ n

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