| apocalypse definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world | 17 sets |
| 2 | a revelation | 16 sets |
| 3 | (n.) - total devastation, the end of the world | 13 sets |
| 4 | a prophetic revelation especially one concerning the end of the world | 9 sets |
| 5 | vision of future (well-being); revelation | 8 sets |
| 6 | great or total devastation; doom | 6 sets |
| 7 | total devastation, the end of the world | 5 sets |
| 8 | a prophetic revelation dealing with the end of the world | 4 sets |
| 9 | a prophetic disclosure or revelation, especially concerning a universal cataclysm; any widespread destruction | 3 sets |
| 10 | a writing that claims to reveal the future, or any revelation. | 3 sets |
| 11 | revelation | 3 sets |
| 12 | any universal or widespread destruction or disaster | 3 sets |
| 13 | a prophetic revelation | 3 sets |
| 14 | a prophetic revelation, disclosure, or discovery | 3 sets |
| 15 | end of the world | 3 sets |
| 16 | the total destruction or devastation of something | 2 sets |
| 17 | a prophetic revelation, about the end of the world | 2 sets |
| 18 | "to unveil"; not the end of the world, but the end of the world as we know it | 2 sets |
| 19 | vision of future (well-being), revelation | 2 sets |
| 20 | the end of the world | 2 sets |
| 21 | cataclysm | 2 sets |
| 22 | disaster; catastrophe; day of reckoning (n) | 2 sets |
| 23 | an imminent cosmic cataclysm; a great disaster | 2 sets |
| 24 | the destruction of the world | 2 sets |
| 25 | a prophetic disclosure or revelation, especially concerning a universal cataclysm. | 2 sets |
| 26 | revelation; discovery | 1 set |
| 27 | prophetic revelation, end of world | 1 set |
| 28 | vision of future (well-being); revalation | 1 set |
| 29 | apokalypse | 1 set |
| 30 | (n) - total devastation, the end of the world | 1 set |
| 31 | a writing which relates a revelation, usually associated with doom. (see; ''the apocalypse of paul,'' nhl.) | 1 set |
| 32 | n: a prophetic prediction, esp. one concerning the end of the world | 1 set |
| 33 | an apocalyptic text. the book of revelation is an example of an apocalypse, and mark 13 is sometimes called the "little apocalypse." the greek name of the book of revelation is apokalupsos, "apocalypse." --- apocalyptic --- type of biblical and other literature in which a revelation is given through highly symbolic visions. the premier biblical examples are found in the books of revelation and daniel. from the greek meaning "uncovering" or "revelation." --- apocrypha --- writings included in the septuagint, orthodox, and/or roman catholic canon, but not the jewish tanak or protestant old testament. some of the apocryphal books are tobit, judith, and baruch. members of the groups that accept these books as canonical tend to call them the deuterocanonical books; "apocryphal" is considered derogatory and is mostly used in protestant settings. more generally, "apocryphal" refers to writings of questionable authenticity. | 1 set |
| 34 | in judaism and christianity, the dramatic end of the present age | 1 set |
| 35 | a revelation, especially a revelation or vision of a great world upheaval | 1 set |
| 36 | the total destruction and end of the world | 1 set |
| 37 | "lifting of the veil" ; a term applied to the revelation | 1 set |
| 38 | the end destruction of something | 1 set |
| 39 | the complete final destruction of the world | 1 set |
| 40 | a literary genre in which an author, usually pseudonymous, reports symbolic dreams or visions, given or interpreted through an angelic mediator, which reveal the heavenly mysteries that can make sense of earthly realities | 1 set |