APOCALYPTIC
apocalyptic, apocalyptical, revelatory
(adjective) prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
apocalyptic
(adjective) of or relating to an apocalypse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apocalyptic (not comparable)
Of or relating to an apocalypse
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Antonyms
• nonapocalyptic
Noun
apocalyptic (plural apocalyptics)
One who predicts apocalypse.
Synonyms
• apocalypticist
• doomsayer
Source: Wiktionary
A*poc`a*lyp"tic, A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the
Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic
revelation. Apocolyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev.
xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.
A*poc`a*lyp"tic, A*poc`a*lyp"tist, n.
Definition: The writer of the Apocalypse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition