Apocalypse

See also: apocalypse

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɒkəlɪps/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɑkəlɪps/
• Hyphenation: Apoc‧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 a vision of the end times).

   He's been reading the Apocalypse again, and doomscrolling social media content that fixates on it.

3. Armageddon: the destructive end of the world.

   They keep predicting that the Apocalypse is nigh, but I notice that they have books and supplies that they're trying to sell.

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)
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Iepenbiering

• Galician: apocalipse m
• German: Apokalypse (de) f, Offenbarung (de) f
• Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) f (Apokálypsi)

  Ancient Greek: 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)
• Māori: 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
• 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)
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Iepenbiering

• Galician: Apocalipse m
• German: Apokalypse (de) f, Offenbarung (de) f
• Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) f (Apokálypsi)

  Ancient Greek: 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)
• Māori: 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
• Zealandic: Openbaring

See also

• Final Judgment
• Rapture
• Second Coming
• Tribulation

Further reading

• 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