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Title Apocalyptic
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
apoc·a·lyp·tic
 \\ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik\\ adjective
also apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal  \\-ti-kəl\\
 DATE  1663
1. of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
2. forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : 
prophetic

3. foreboding imminent disaster or final doom : 
terrible

4. wildly unrestrained : 
grandiose

5. ultimately decisive : 
climactic

    an apocalyptic battle
• apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly  \\-ti-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
English Etymology
apocalyptic
  1660s, "pertaining to the 'Revelation of St. John' in the New Testament," from Gk. apokalyptikos, from apokalyptein (see apocalypse). Meaning "pertaining to the imminent end of the world" evolved by 1880s.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
apocalyptic
apoca·lyp·tic E7pCkE5liptikNAmE E7pB:k- / adjective1. describing very serious damage and destruction in past or future events
   描述(历史)大动乱的;预示(未来)大灾变的:
   an apocalyptic view of history 
   对历史抱极其悲观的观点 
   apocalyptic warnings of the end of society 
   对社会末日骇人听闻的预警 
2. like the end of the world
   似末世的;像世界末日的:
   an apocalyptic scene 
   末世景象 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
apoc·a·lyp·tic
I. \ə|päkə|liptik also |aˌpäkə- sometimes |apəkə-\ adjective
also apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal \-tə̇kəl, -ēk-\
Etymology: Late Greek apokalyptikos, from Greek apokalyptein + -ikos -ic, -ical
1. 
 a. : of or relating to an apocalypse
 b. : resembling or having the characteristics of an apocalypse
2. 
 a. : forecasting or predicting the ultimate destiny of the world in the shape of future events
 b. : 
prophetic
revelatory

3. : foreboding imminent disaster or final doom
4. : wildly unrestrained : 
grandiose

5. : ultimately decisive
• apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: literature resembling or having characteristics of an apocalypse

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