apocalypse
/əˈpɑkəlɪps/ noun C1- A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. · The early development of Perl 6 was punctuated by a series of apocalypses by Larry Wall.
- A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale. · Near-synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, holocaust; armageddon, doomsday, end times, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day· A nuclear apocalypse would have been possible if tensions went out of control during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. · Meronyms: Final Judgment, Judgment Day, judgement day, judgment day· Near-synonym: Ragnarok
- The Book of Revelation.
Plural apocalypses
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