Synonyms for apocalyptic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-pok-uh-lip-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˌpɒk əˈlɪp tɪk |
Définition of apocalyptic
Origin :- 1660s, "pertaining to the 'Revelation of St. John' in the New Testament," from Greek apokalyptikos, from apokalyptein (see apocalypse). Meaning "pertaining to the imminent end of the world" evolved by 1880s.
- adj fateful
- Saint John's apocalyptic vision is realized; there is "no more sea."
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- It was poetry and the drama, and processions and apocalyptic visions.
- Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland
- The work of Art is apocalyptic of the artist's own personality.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Robert Browning » by Hiram Corson
- It has not the prolixity which is so common a fault of apocalyptic commentators.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) » by Augustus De Morgan
- In the apocalyptic style of the housekeeper of Invermay, woe be to that person!
- Extract from : « Records of a Family of Engineers » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Cain is apocalyptic,—it is a revelation not before communicated to man.
- Extract from : « The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2) » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
- Nor did the Apocalyptic seers dismiss this thought of earthly battle.
- Extract from : « Christianity and Modern Thought » by Various
- This expectation implies the Apocalyptic view of the resurrection.
- Extract from : « Christianity and Modern Thought » by Various
- Cain is apocalyptic; it is a revelation not before communicated to man.
- Extract from : « Byron » by Richard Edgcumbe
- May we not say that the time was ripe for an apocalyptic message?
- Extract from : « Who Wrote the Bible? » by Washington Gladden
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