Definition of apocalypses Apocalypses

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Noun Plural: apocalypses
apocalypse - a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
		calamity, cataclysm, tragedy, catastrophe, disaster an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
apocalypse - 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
		Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
		new testament the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

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apocalypse (n.)
The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament.
apocalypse (n.)
Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.

apocalypse
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.

apocalypse
a-pok′al-ips, n. the name of the last book of the New Testament containing the 'revelation' granted to St John: any revelation or disclosure.—ns. Apoc′alypst, Apoc′alypt, a revealer of the future.—adjs. Apocalypt′ic, -al.—adv. Apocalypt′ically.—n. Apocalypt′ist, the writer of the Apocalypse.—Apocalyptic number, the mystical number 666, spoken of in the Apocalypse. The best solution of the riddle is Neron Kesar—Hebrew form of the Latin Nero Cæsar. The vowels e and a are not expressed in the ancient Hebrew writing: accordingly NeRON KeSaR gives