Apocalypse Definition
- revelation
- Revelation of Saint John the Divine
- Book of Revelation
- showup
- prefiguration
- eye opener
- disclosure
- exposé
- exposure
Other Word Forms of Apocalypse
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Origin of Apocalypse
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Middle English Apocalipse from Late Latin Apocalypsis from Greek apokalupsis revelation, Apocalypse from apokaluptein to uncover apo- apo- kaluptein to cover kel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis, “revelation”), from ἀπό (apo, “away”) and καλύπτω (kaluptō, “I cover”).
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From Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis, “revelation”).
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