Apocalypse
See also: apocalypse
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɒkəlɪps/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑkəlɪps/
- Hyphenation: Apoc‧a‧lypse
Proper noun
editApocalypse (plural Apocalypses)
- (countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
- Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.
- (Christianity) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates the end of times)
Translations
editbook of the Bible
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See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editApocalypse f
- Book of Revelation
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