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



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