Apocalypse
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8.4
- proper noun
- /əˈpɑːkəˌlɪps/
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Apocalipsis
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were loose in the land.
- The Apocalypse of John
- Beasts of the Apocalypse
Examples
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They're the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Abaddon is the angel of the abyss from the biblical Apocalypse, as the novel's first epigraph makes explicit.
Academic text (1995) -
The Apocalypse is upon us.
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But it has something to do with the need for human action in starting the Apocalypse.
Fiction book (1995) -
People thought it was a sign of the Apocalypse, and everyone started to riot.
Blog text (17) -
The fifth Rider of the Apocalypse.
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Let us return to the passage from Apocalypse cited above.
Academic text (2003) -
Similarly, numerous people told me that the global Apocalypse can be prevented by a collective conversion to God.
Academic text (2010) -
So certain did it seem the end of days had come that even the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are said to have ascended from HeH.
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In the Book of Revelation, the Apocalypse describes the final judgment and the ultimate victory of good over evil.
Synonyms
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7.2
The last book of the Christian Bible that contains visions about the end of the world
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8.0
Last part of the New Testament that shows symbolic visions about the end of the world
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
Compounds
- Literature
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9.9
Four riders on horses in the Bible that stand for taking land, war, hunger, and death, warning of great disaster
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Apocalypse comes from the Greek apokalypsis, which means 'uncovering' or 'revelation' and is like the English word 'reveal'. Because the Bible's Apocalypse shows visions of the end of the world, today apocalypse often means a great disaster or the end of the world.