Sekirov Dictionary

apocalyptic

/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/

adjective 5
noun 1
forms 1

adjective5

Of or relating to an apocalypse.
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Revelatory; prophetic.
- Let him go and make, and burn, a pile or two [of bricks] with his own hands; he will thereby receive apocalyptic visions of a nature novel to his soul. — 1876
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(figurative) Catastrophic; disastrous.
- For the first time since the show began, a sense of utter loneliness overwhelmed me, a bitter despair at the uselessness of individual effort in this gigantic tragedy of apocalyptic destruction. — 1919
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Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
- Submissions on the part of gay teachers and students and organizations were countered by apocalyptic denunciations on the part of Bible-toting mothers and fathers expertly organized by the right. — 1981
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Catachresis for apoplectic.
- He was apocalyptically furious.

noun1

One who predicts apocalypse.

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