English noun: apocalypse | |||
1. | apocalypse (event) a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy | ||
2. | Apocalypse (communication) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Book of Revelation, Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine | ||
Instance hypernym | book | ||
Part meronym | New Testament | ||
Domain category members | Four Horsemen | ||