All 3 Uses of
apocalypse
in
White: The Great Pursuit
- In fact, they d discussed the possibility that the apocalypse predicted by the apostle John might be precipitated by the virus.†
Chpt 1 *apocalypse = an event involving terrible destruction
- Wasn't Israel featured prominently in John's apocalypse?†
Chpt 1
- It all made sense in the most apocalyptic way.†
Chpt 44apocalyptic = describing a terribly destructive event
Definitions:
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(1)
(apocalypse) an event involving terrible destruction; or (especially when capitalized) the end of the world as we know it (as prophesized in the Christian book of Revelation)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
At one time "apocalypse" referred to the unveiling of new ideas -- especially in early Jewish and Christian literature.