'Apocalypse' definitions:
Definition of 'apocalypse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
noun
The last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation]
Definition of 'Apocalypse'
From: GCIDE
- Revelation \Rev`e*la"tion\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]lation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.]
- 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is revealed. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Theol.) (a) The act of revealing divine truth. (b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. [1913 Webster]
- By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words. --Eph. iii. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse or Book of Revelation or The Revelation of Saint John. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'apocalypse'
From: Easton
- Apocalypse the Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.).
Definition of 'apocalypse'
From: Hitchcock
- Apocalypse, uncovering, revelation
Synonyms of 'apocalypse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actuarial prediction,
- afflatus,
- baring,
- direct communication,
- disclosing,
- disclosure,
- discovering,
- discovery,
- divine inspiration,
- divine revelation,
- envisioning,
- epiphany,
- expose,
- exposition,
- exposure,
- foreboding,
- forecast,
- forecasting,
- foreshowing,
- foresight,
- foretelling,
- guesswork,
- improbability,
- inspiration,
- laying bare,
- manifestation,
- mystical experience,
- mysticism,
- omen,
- oracle,
- patefaction,
- precognition,
- prediction,
- prefiguration,
- prefigurement,
- prefiguring,
- presage,
- presaging,
- presentiment,
- preshowing,
- presignifying,
- prevision,
- probability,
- prognosis,
- prognostication,
- promise,
- prophecy,
- prophesying,
- prospectus,
- removing the veil,
- revealing,
- revealment,
- revelation,
- showing up,
- showup,
- soothsay,
- speculation,
- statistical prediction,
- stripping,
- theophania,
- theophany,
- theopneustia,
- theopneusty,
- uncloaking,
- uncovering,
- unfolding,
- unfoldment,
- unmasking,
- unveiling,
- unwrapping,
- vaticination,
- vision