apocalypse

  1. Proper noun.  (countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
  2. Noun.  A revelation. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  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.) .
  4. Noun.  A disaster; a cataclysmic event. (defdate, from 19th c.) .

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