Apocalypse
Pronunciations (2)
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/əˈpɒkəlɪps/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/əˈpɑkəlɪps/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Proper noun
The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
Usage- Countable
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Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.
Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).
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He's been reading the Apocalypse again, and doomscrolling social media content that fixates on it.
Armageddon: the destructive end of the world.
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They keep predicting that the Apocalypse is nigh, but I notice that they have books and supplies that they're trying to sell.
Word forms
Apocalypses