Apocalypse

Pronunciation: /əˈpɒkəlɪps/

The English word “Apocalypse” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).
Armageddon: the destructive end of the world.

Etymology

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.

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