Definition of Apocalypse

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Apocalypse

The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament.

Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.

One of a numerous class of writings proceeding from Jewish authors between 250 b. c. and 150 a. d., and designed to propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the hearts of the Jewish people with the promise of deliverance and glory; or proceeding from Christian authors of the opening centuries and designed to portray the future.

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Apocalypse Quotations

Dad almost died of a heart attack in the middle of making Apocalypse Now, the biggest movie of his life. It doesn't make you want to jump into that business.
Charlie Sheen

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material.
Francis Ford Coppola

Every person should have their escape route planned. I think everyone has an apocalypse fantasy, what would I do in the event of the end of the world, and we just basically - me and Nick - said what would we do, where would we head?
Simon Pegg

We might be on the brink of an apocalypse if, instead of poor people with suicide bombs killing middle class guys, middle-class people with suicide bombs started killing rich guys.
Bruce Sterling

Coming Home had been made before and Apocalypse Now and Deer Hunter, different kinds of movies.
Oliver Stone

I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.
Gary Cole

Apocalypse Translations

Apocalypse in Afrikaans is Openbaring, Apokalips
Apocalypse in Dutch is Openbaring van Johannes
Apocalypse in French is Apocalypse
apocalypse in German is Apokalypse {f}
apocalypse in Hungarian is apokalipszis
apocalypse in Swedish is uppenbarelseboken

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