Apocalypse

See also apocalypse

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [əˈpɒkəlɪps]
• (US) IPA: [əˈpɑkəlɪps]
• SAMPA: /@"pQk@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) Catalan: apocalipsi (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 啟示錄 (zh), 启示录 (zh) (Qǐshìlù) Croatian: Apokalipsa (hr) f., apokalipsa (hr) f. Finnish: ilmestys (fi), maailmanloppu (fi) French: apocalypse (fr) German: Apokalypse (de) f. Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) (Apokálypsi) f.

Hebrew: אפוקליפסה (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. Slovene: apokalipsa (sl) Spanish: Apocalipsis (es) m.

See also

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