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apocalypse

Syllabification: (a·poc·a·lypse)

Pronunciation: /əˈpäkəˌlips/

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Definition of apocalypse

noun

1 (often the Apocalypse) the complete final destruction of the world, especially as described in the biblical book of Revelation. See also Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
(the Apocalypse) (especially in the Vulgate Bible) the book of Revelation.

2an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale:a stock market apocalypse an era of ecological apocalypse

Origin:

Old English, via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apokalupsis, from apokaluptein 'uncover, reveal', from apo- 'un-' + kaluptein 'to cover'

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