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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Apocalypsenoun⇨ see revelation
apoc·a·lypse \\ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, revelation, Revelation, from Anglo-French apocalipse, from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalypsis, from apokalyptein to uncover, from apo- + kalyptein to cover — more at hell
DATE 13th century
1. a. one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 B.C. to A.D. 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom b. capitalized : revelation 3 2. a. something viewed as a prophetic revelation b. Armageddon 3. a great disaster an environmental apocalypse
apocalypse
late 14c., "revelation, disclosure," from Church L. apocalypsis "revelation," from Gk. apokalyptein "uncover," from apo- "from" (see apo-) + kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see Calypso). The Christian end-of-the-world story is part of the revelation in John of Patmos' book "Apokalypsis" (a title rendered into Eng. as "Apocalypse" c.1230 and "Revelations" by Wyclif c.1380).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 apocalypse
apoca·lypse / E5pCkElips; NAmE E5pB:k- / noun1. [sing., U] the destruction of the world
世界毁灭:
Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
2. the Apocalypse [sing.] the end of the world, as described in the Bible
(《圣经》所述的)末世
3. [sing.] a situation causing very serious damage and destruction
大动乱；大灾变:
an environmental apocalypse
环境大灾变
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged apoc·a·lypse\əˈpäkəˌlips\ noun( -s) Etymology: Middle English apocalipse Revelation of St. John (book of the New Testament), revelation, vision, from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalypsis, literally, uncovering, revelation, from apokalyptein to uncover, reveal (from apo- + kalyptein to cover, conceal) + -sis — more at hell 1. : a writing professing to reveal the future; especially : such a pseudonymous writing in Jewish or early Christian circles between about 200 B.C. and A.D. 150 predicting the future shape of eschatological events by means of a symbolism understandable to the faithful but hidden from others 2. : something viewed as a revelation : disclosure
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