Апокали́псис — meaning in English
apokalipsis
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English meaning
- apocalypse noun A massive, catastrophic event causing widespread destruction; the end of the world.
- revelation noun Something surprising or previously unknown that is made known, often dramatically.
Senses
Апокали́псис is used for these senses in English:
- Apocalypse (countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
- Apocalypse (Christianity) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).
- Revelation (biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- apocalypse A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. [from 14th c.]
- apocalypse A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale. [from 19th c.]
- apocalypse (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]
apocalypse — full definition
- noun A massive, catastrophic event causing widespread destruction; the end of the world.
- noun (capitalized, Apocalypse) The Book of Revelation in the Bible, describing the end times.
revelation — full definition
- noun Something surprising or previously unknown that is made known, often dramatically.
- noun Someone or something that turns out to be surprisingly good or impressive.