apocalypticism
- noun
- /əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪm/
- Literature
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apocalipticismo
- In recent years, apocalypticism has become a popular theme in popular media, reflecting society's anxieties about world events.
Examples
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The rise of climate change literature is often characterized by apocalypticism, where authors envision dire consequences for the future.
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Through close readings of works by Bonaventure, Jean de Meun, Dante, and Chaucer, the authors examine the role of apocalypticism in the literature of the Middle Ages.
Academic text (1993) -
Indeed, the parts of the Acts and Monuments that were remembered and expanded upon by Foxe and his continuators were the martyr accounts and apocalypticism.
Academic text (2002) -
Many novels and films explore themes of apocalypticism, depicting the collapse of society as we know it.
Antonyms
How Catastrophic
Surface Forms
Morphology
apocalypticism = apocalyptic (transparent) = apocalypse + ic + ism
The noun is formed transparently from 'apocalyptic' with '-ism' indicating a characteristic, style, or movement.
Etymology
The word apocalypticism comes from the Greek word apokalypsis meaning 'uncovering' or 'revelation', the same root as apocalypse. So in art, film, and books apocalypticism names a style that shows or imagines large-scale destruction or the end of civilization.