Apocalypse

See also: apocalypse

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈpɒkəlɪps/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɑkəlɪps/
• 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.

2. (Christianity) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates the end of times)

Translations

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

• Afrikaans: Openbaring (af)
• Albanian: apokalips (sq)
• Arabic: رُؤْيَا m (ruʔyā), كَشْف m (kašf)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyana)

• Armenian: Հայտնություն (hy) (Haytnutʻyun)
• Basque: Apokalipsi (eu)
• Breton: Diskuliadur (br) m
• Bulgarian: Апокалипсис (Apokalipsis)
• Catalan: apocalipsi (ca) m
• Cebuano: Pinadayag
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 啟示錄／启示录 (zh) (Qǐshìlù)

• Corsican: Apocàlisi (co)
• Czech: Zjevení m
• Danish: Åbenbaring f
• Dutch: Openbaring (nl) f
• Estonian: ilmutus
• Faroese: Opinbering (fo) m
• Finnish: ilmestys (fi), maailmanloppu (fi)
• French: apocalypse (fr)
• Galician: apocalipse m
• German: Apokalypse (de) f, Offenbarung (de) f
• Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) f (Apokálypsi)

  Ancient: Ἀποκάλυψις m (Apokálupsis)

• Greenlandic: saqqummersitat
• Hebrew: אפוקליפסה (he), חזון (he)
• Hungarian: Jelenések
• Icelandic: Opinberunar m
• Ido: Apokalipso (io) m
• Irish: Apacailipsis (ga) m
• Italian: apocalisse (it)
• Japanese: 黙示録 (ja) (もくしろく, Mokushiroku)
• Korean: 묵시록(黙示録) (ko) (muksirok)
• Latin: Apocalypsis (la) m
• Latvian: Atklāsmes (lv) m
• Limburgish: Revelatie
• Maltese: Apokalissi (mt)
• Manx: Ashlish (gv)
• Maori: Whakakitenga (mi)
• Navajo: yitʼíní ályaa
• Norwegian: Åpenbaring (no) f
• Polish: apokalipsa (pl) f
• Portuguese: Apocalipse (pt) m
• Romanian: apocalipsă (ro) f
• Russian: апокали́псис (ru) m (apokalípsis)
• Scots: Revelation
• Scottish Gaelic: Taisbeanadh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Apokalipsa (sh) f, apokalipsa (sh) f
• Slovak: Zjavenie m
• Slovene: apokalipsa (sl)
• Spanish: Apocalipsis (es) m
• Swahili: Ufunuo (sw)
• Swedish: apokalyps (sv) c
• Tagalog: Apokalipsis
• Waray-Waray: Ginpadayag
• Welsh: Datguddiad (cy) m
• West Frisian: Iepenbiering
• Zealandic: Openbaring

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Openbaring (af)
• Albanian: Apokalips
• Arabic: رُؤْيَا m (ruʔyā), كَشْف m (kašf)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyana)

• Armenian: Հայտնություն (hy) (Haytnutʻyun)
• Basque: Apokalipsi (eu)
• Breton: Diskuliadur (br) m
• Bulgarian: Апокалипсис (Apokalipsis)
• Catalan: Apocalipsi m
• Cebuano: Pinadayag
• Chinese:

  Eastern Min: 啟示錄／启示录 (Kiē-*sê-liŏh), 默示錄／默示录 (Kiē-sê Liŏh), 默示錄／默示录 (Mĕk-sê Liŏh)

  Mandarin: 啟示錄／启示录 (zh) (Qǐshìlù)

• Corsican: Apocàlisi (co)
• Czech: Zjevení m
• Danish: Åbenbaring f
• Dutch: Openbaring (nl) f
• Estonian: Johannese ilmutus
• Faroese: Opinbering (fo) m
• Finnish: Johanneksen ilmestys (fi)
• French: Apocalypse (fr)
• Galician: Apocalipse m
• German: Apokalypse (de) f, Offenbarung (de) f
• Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) f (Apokálypsi)

  Ancient: Ἀποκάλυψις m (Apokálupsis)

• Greenlandic: Johannesimut saqqummersitat (kl)
• Hawaiian: Hoike ana
• Hebrew: אפוקליפסה (he), חזון (he)
• Hungarian: A jelenések könyve
• Icelandic: Opinberunarbókin m
• Ido: Apokalipso (io) m
• Irish: Apacailipsis (ga) m
• Italian: Apocalisse
• Japanese: 黙示録 (ja) (もくしろく, Mokushiroku)
• Korean: 요한 묵시록(默示錄) (yohan muksirok) (Catholic), 요한 계시록(啓示錄) (yohan gyesirok) (Protestantism)
• Latin: Apocalypsis (la) m
• Latvian: Atklāsmes (lv) m
• Limburgish: Revelatie
• Lithuanian: Apreiškimas Jonui (lt)
• Maltese: Apokalissi (mt)
• Manx: Ashlish (gv)
• Maori: Whakakitenga (mi)
• Navajo: Yitʼíní ályaa
• Norwegian: Åpenbaring (no) f
• Polish: Apokalipsa f
• Portuguese: Apocalipse (pt) m
• Romanian: Apocalipsă f
• Russian: Апокали́псис (ru) m (Apokalípsis)
• Scots: Revelation
• Scottish Gaelic: Taisbeanadh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Apokalipsa (sh) f
• Slovak: Zjavenie m
• Slovene: Apokalipsa (sl)
• Spanish: Apocalipsis (es) m
• Swahili: Ufunuo (sw)
• Swedish: Uppenbarelseboken c
• Tagalog: Pahayag (tl)
• Waray-Waray: Ginpadayag
• Welsh: Datguddiad (cy) m
• West Frisian: Iepenbiering
• Zealandic: Openbaring

See also

• Armageddon
• end times
• Rapture
• Revelation
• Second Coming
• Tribulation
• Apocalyptic literature on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔ.ka.lips/
• Hyphenation: A‧po‧ca‧lypse

Proper noun

Apocalypse f

1. Book of Revelation