apocalypse
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8.6
- noun
- /əˈpɑːkəˌlɪps/
- Literature
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apocalipsis
- The novel depicts an apocalypse where humanity fights against supernatural forces to survive.
- imminent apocalypse
- signs of the apocalypse
- zombie apocalypse
Jesus is saying in the in the apocalypse, he says I am the morning star.
- Jesus is saying in the in the apocalypse, he says I am the morning star.
- On TV and in the movies, the zombie apocalypse feels real.
- Let's say further that they're a symbol of apocalypse and hell.
- It's too late, the apocalypse is coming.
- So I'm certainly not worried about the robot apocalypse and the Terminator type scenarios.
- You can't plan for, you know, the zombie apocalypse at home.
- A storm of that magnitude today would cause an Internet apocalypse.
- That was a post apocalyptic, post nuclear apocalypse game as well.
- And I can't go from playing the man's providing the apocalypse to chess.
- You got to stay safe, you know, The apocalypse still has radio.
Examples
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It's too late, the apocalypse is coming.
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In case you have forgotten, we have an apocalypse to stop.
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The Bible contains numerous references to an apocalypse that is predicted to take place at the end of time.
Academic text (2000) -
On the way home, I saw the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse.
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It's not an exaggeration to say that we're living in an ecological apocalypse.
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Here we have a commune on the brink of apocalypse.
Academic text (2016) -
Many people believe that the apocalypse will bring about the end of civilization as we know it.
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Scientists warn that ecological disasters could lead to an apocalypse if we do not change our ways.
Synonyms
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1.0
A sudden event that causes great damage, loss, or failure
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7.0
A sudden terrible event that causes great damage and suffering
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7.9
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
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8.4
The place in the Bible where the final battle between good and evil will happen
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7.5
The last day when the world ends or everything is destroyed
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9.2
A sudden violent event that causes great destruction or change
An event that kills most people or destroys life on Earth
Antonyms
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
How Catastrophic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word apocalypse comes from the Greek apokalypsis, which means 'uncovering' or 'revelation'. So an apocalypse is like a great revealing: hidden things are brought out, and in many stories this revealing becomes the world-ending 'big disaster' we think of today.