apocalyptic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (“revelatory”), from ἀποκαλύπτειν (“to reveal, uncover”), from ἀπό (“off”) + καλύπτειν (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/, SAMPA: /@"pQ.k@.lIp.tIk/

Adjective

apocalyptic (comparative more apocalyptic, superlative most apocalyptic)

1. Of, or relating to an apocalypse
2. Portending future disaster, devastation and doom
3. Revelatory or prophetic

Derived terms

• apocalyptical
• post-apocalyptic

Translations

of or relating to an apocalypse

Catalan: apocalíptic (ca) Dutch: apocalyptisch (nl) Esperanto: apokalipsa (eo) French: apocalyptique (fr) German: apokalyptisch (de) Greek: αποκαλυπτικός (el) (apokalyptikós) m.

Norwegian: Bokmål: apokalyptisk (nb) Nynorsk: apokalyptisk (nn) Portuguese: apocalíptico (pt) Romanian: apocaliptic (ro) Spanish: apocalíptico (es)

portending future disaster

revelatory or prophetic

Greek: αποκαλυπτικός (el) (apokalyptikós) m. Norwegian: Bokmål: apokalyptisk (nb) Nynorsk: apokalyptisk (nn)

Noun

apocalyptic (plural apocalyptics)

1. One who predicts apocalypse.