All 7 Uses of
apocalypse
in
Angelfall
- But then again, Cinderella didn't live in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by avenging angels.†
p. 41.7 *apocalyptic = describing a terribly destructive event
- His face becomes animated like he's genuinely fascinated by the economics of post-apocalyptic gambling.†
p. 119.7
- It looks like a smoldering, post-apocalyptic, melting nightmare out of some Hollywood blockbuster.†
p. 163.8
- But the thing that really convinces me that the apocalypse is here is the crunching of smart-phones under my feet.†
p. 5.8
- It's one of the fliers from the apocalypse cults that sprang up like pimples on greased skin after the attacks.†
p. 7.0
- Angels of the Apocalypse.†
p. 8.9
- Beyond them, I catch a glimpse of the apocalypse.†
p. 272.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(apocalypse) an event involving terrible destruction that ends the world as we know it; or (especially when capitalized) the end of the world 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.