Apocalyptic

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  • adjective. Relating to or predicting the end of the world, especially as described in the Bible or another religious text.
  • adjective. Relating to or predicting widespread destruction or the collapse of civilization.
  • adjective. Characterized by predictions of or allusions to a disastrous outcome.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Containing or pertaining to an apocalypse or revelation; specifically, relating to or simulating the book of Revelation in the New Testament.
  • Given to the explanation or application of prophecy.
  • noun. Same as apocalyptist.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The writer of the Apocalypse.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation.
  • adjective. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling an apocalypse, in senses 3 or 4.
  • adjective. the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18., in which it is described as the number of the “beast of the earth”. It has been variously interpreted. Some fundamentalist Christians consider it to be the number of the Devil, and avoid or fear objects containing that number.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or relating to an apocalypse:
  • adjective. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
  • noun. One who predicts apocalypse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
  • adjective. of or relating to an apocalypse
  • Word Usage
    "The term apocalyptic does come to mind, and that really isn't an overstatement."
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