Apocalypse

See also apocalypse

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis, “revelation”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈpɒkəlɪps/, X-SAMPA: /@"pQk@lIps/
• (US) IPA: /əˈpɑkəlɪps/, X-SAMPA: /@"pAk@lIps/
• Hyphenation: a‧poc‧a‧lypse

Proper noun

Apocalypse (plural Apocalypses)

1. (countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.

   Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.

Translations

the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet

• Albanian: apokalips (sq)
• Arabic: كشف (ar)
• Bulgarian: Апокалипсис (bg) (Apokalipsis)
• Catalan: apocalipsi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 啟示錄 (cmn), 启示录 (cmn) (Qǐshìlù)

• Finnish: ilmestys (fi), maailmanloppu (fi)
• French: apocalypse (fr)
• German: Apokalypse (de) f
• Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) (Apokálypsi) f
• Hebrew: אפוקליפסה (he), חזון (he)

• Italian: apocalisse (it)
• Japanese: 黙示録 (ja) (もくしろく, Mokushiroku)
• Maltese: Apokalissi (mt)
• Polish: apokalipsa (pl)
• Portuguese: Apocalipse (pt) m
• Romanian: apocalipsă (ro) f
• Russian: апокалипсис (ru) (apokalípsis) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Apokalipsa (sh) f, apokalipsa (sh) f
• Slovene: apokalipsa (sl)
• Spanish: Apocalipsis (es) m
• Swedish: apokalyps (sv) c

See also

• Revelation
• Apocalyptic literature on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Apocalyptic literature