apocalyptic
IPA: ʌpɑkʌɫˈɪptɪk
noun
- One who predicts apocalypse.
adjective
- Of or relating to an apocalypse:
- Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
- Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
- Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
- Catachresis for apoplectic.
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Examples of "apocalyptic" in Sentences
- Apocalyptic is possibly worth including in the list.
- Apocalyptic rhetoric, however, was the order of the day.
- The key feature is the rejection of apocalyptic eschatology.
- A number of apocalyptic sects see portents of doom everywhere.
- It is usually considered to be part of the Apocalyptic literature.
- In the Synoptics, Jesus relays an apocalyptic vision of the end of days.
- The book is considered one of the gems of Jewish apocalyptic literature.
- Revelation is read according to the conventions of the apocalyptic genre.
- The magazine has frequently suggested the nearness of apocalyptic events.
- Therefore, the overall theme of the album is often pinned as apocalyptic.
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