| Pronunciation: | | u'pâkulips
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the revelations of Saint John the Divine in the New Testament
- [n] a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
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| | Synonyms: | | Book of Revelations, Revelation |
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| | See Also: | | book, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, New Testament, tragedy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\A*poc"a*lypse\, n. [L. apocalypsis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
uncover, to disclose; ? from + ? to cover, conceal: cf. F.
apocalypse.]
1. The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of
Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the
last book of the New Testament.
2. Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.
The new apocalypse of Nature. --Carlyle.
\A*poc"a*lypse\, n. (Eccl.)
One of a numerous class of writings proceeding from Jewish
authors between 250 b. c. and 150 a. d., and designed to
propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the hearts of the
Jewish people with the promise of deliverance and glory; or
proceeding from Christian authors of the opening centuries
and designed to portray the future.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of the acopalypse may have a deep religious meaning for you. Listen to the message, does it correspond to a fact or a stage in your life? Maybe it is a wake up call for you. It might indicate that it is time for change,at a social and emotional level, and you might have already started this process of change without even noticing it. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | the Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.). |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | actuarial prediction, afflatus, baring, direct communication, disclosing, disclosure, discovering, discovery, divine inspiration, divine revelation, envisioning, epiphany, expose, exposition, exposure, foreboding, forecast, forecasting, foreshowing, foresight, foretelling, guesswork, improbability, inspiration, laying bare, manifestation, mystical experience, mysticism, omen, oracle, patefaction, precognition, prediction, prefiguration, prefigurement, prefiguring, presage, presaging, presentiment, preshowing, presignifying, prevision, probability, prognosis, prognostication, promise, prophecy, prophesying, prospectus, removing the veil, revealing, revealment, revelation, showing up, showup, soothsay, speculation, statistical prediction, stripping, theophania, theophany, theopneustia, theopneusty, uncloaking, uncovering, unfolding, unfoldment, unmasking, unveiling, unwrapping, vaticination, vision |
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