apocalypse

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”, literally “uncovering”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”), from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) + καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns). The sense evolution to "catastrophe, end of the world" stems from the depiction of such events in the biblical Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of (i.e. Revelation to) John. The verb is from the noun and, in sense 1, a semantic loan from the etymonic Ancient Greek verb ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ Hyphenation: a‧poc‧a‧lypse === Noun === apocalypse (plural apocalypses) A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. [from 14th c.] Synonym: revelation A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale. [from 19th c.] Hyponyms: eco-apocalypse, snowpocalypse, retail apocalypse, replyallpocalypse; zombie apocalypse, zombocalypse; nuclear winter, volcanic winter Near-synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, holocaust; armageddon, doomsday, end times, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.] Alternative form: Apocalypse Synonyms: armageddon, doomsday, end times, eschaton Meronyms: Final Judgment, Judgment Day, judgement day, judgment day Near-synonym: Ragnarok (Christianity) The Book of Revelation. Alternative form: Apocalypse Synonym: Revelation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === apocalypse (third-person singular simple present apocalypses, present participle apocalypsing, simple past and past participle apocalypsed) (transitive, uncommon, chiefly Christianity) To reveal. (intransitive, informal, rare) To dwell on a huge disaster one expects to take place. (ambitransitive, informal, rare) To bring about (a huge disaster). === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “apocalypse”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == French == === Etymology === From Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pɔ.ka.lips/ === Noun === apocalypse f (plural apocalypses) apocalypse (disaster) ==== Related terms ==== apocalyptique === Further reading === “apocalypse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === apocalypse ablative singular of apocalypsis