apocalypse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: apocalypse	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for apocalypse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apocalypse n a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle Synonym(s): Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apocalypse \Apoc"alypse\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apocalypse \Apoc"alypse\, 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.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Apocalypse the Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Apocalypse, uncovering, revelation