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apocalypse
in
All the Bright Places, by Niven
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- What if the apocalypse happened and everyone but you turned into zombies, and the only way you could save yourself was to get the hell out of town?†
p. 93.9apocalypse = an event involving terrible destruction
- Is it still the apocalypse?†
p. 94.3 *
- The Ultraviolet Apocalypse.†
p. 367.8
- The Ultraviolet Apocalypse.†
p. 367.8
Definitions:
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(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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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) At one time "apocalypse" referred to the unveiling of new ideas -- especially in early Jewish and Christian literature.