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apocalypse

apo·ca·lypse

UK/əˈpɒkəlɪps/ US/əˈpɑkəlɪps/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

2.

the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle

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Origin

From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”, literally “uncovering”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”), from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) + καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns).

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  • retail apocalypse

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