apocalyptic
/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.43 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to an apocalypse:
adj
Of or relating to an apocalypse:
adj
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
adj
Catachresis for apoplectic.
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
Example Sentences
- "Let him go and make, and burn, a pile or two [of bricks] with his own hands; he will thereby receive apocalyptic visions of a nature novel to his soul."
- "From beginning to end, and throughout, the Gospel makes such frequent use of apocalyptic motifs and the apocalyptic viewpoint that it deserves to be called the apocalyptic Gospel.""
- "This was because apocalyptic stories — from the Greek word apohalupsis which means "reveal" — uses the vocabulary of symbols and numbers and contains concealed messages that secular listeners cannot comprehend."
- "“It’s true that as I walk out of my house in a nice quiet street and go to a nice cafe five minutes’ walk away, I have no reason to have these apocalyptic musings.”"
- "For the first time since the show began, a sense of utter loneliness overwhelmed me, a bitter despair at the uselessness of individual effort in this gigantic tragedy of apocalyptic destruction."
- "In fact, interpreters commonly declare that Mark is an "apocalyptic" Gospel. When they read Jesus' long speech toward the end of the Gospel (chap. 13), they even detect a veritable "apocalypse": "Wars and rumors of wars, […]""
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: apocalypticus, ἀποκαλυπτικός
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/