Word of the Day - apocalypse
apocalypse – ax p oh k ax l ih p s
The complete and final destruction of the world
World War Three could be the apocalypse.
Definition noun
any of a class of Jewish or Christian writings that appeared from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 350 and were assumed to make revelations of the ultimate divine purpose.
a prophetic revelation, especially concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil.
any revelation or prophecy.
any universal or widespread destruction or disaster:
How to Pronounce
Synonyms for apocalypse
annihilation, cataclysm, catastrophe, devastation, holocaust
Dictionary Entries near apocalypse
apneustic breathing, apnoea, Apo, apoapsis, Apoc., apocalypse, apocalyptic, apocalypticism, apocalyptist, apocarp, apocarpous
First known use
1125–75; Middle English, from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokálypsis “revelation,” equivalent to apokalýp(tein) “to uncover, reveal” (apo- “away, off, apart” + kalýptein “to cover, conceal”) + -sis noun suffix;
