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apocalypse

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"End-times event"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /əˈpɒkəlɪps/Part of speech nounSorted aaceloppsyStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2P3O4C5A6L7Y8P9S10E

Definitions

  1. a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

Word origin

Proprialization from apocalypse, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”). The translation decisions, from the original Greek to the conventional English choices Revelation and Apocalypse, are covered by Wikipedia at Book of Revelation § Title, authorship, and date.

Used in a sentence

  • The early development of Perl 6 was punctuated by a series of apocalypses by Larry Wall.
  • 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.

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