"apocalyptic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apocalyptic.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκαλύπτειν (apokalúptein, “to reveal, uncover”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + καλύπτειν (kalúptein, “to cover”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀποκαλυπτικός||revelatory}} Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), {{m|grc|ἀποκαλύπτειν||to reveal, uncover}} ἀποκαλύπτειν (apokalúptein, “to reveal, uncover”), {{m|grc|ἀπό||off}} ἀπό (apó, “off”), {{m|grc|καλύπτειν||to cover}} καλύπτειν (kalúptein, “to cover”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} apocalyptic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to an apocalypse:
    Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
    Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic): apokalyptisk (Danish), apokalyptinen (Finnish), apokalyptisch (German), αποκαλυπτικός (apokalyptikós) [masculine] (Greek), apokalyptisk (Norwegian Bokmål), apokalyptisk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-apocalyptic-en-adj--ierdiZx Disambiguation of 'relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic': 78 8 10 3
  2. Of or relating to an apocalypse:
    Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
    Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-apocalyptic-en-adj-bLfnx3wc
  3. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). Tags: not-comparable Translations (portending a future disaster): apokalyptisch (German), apocalíptico (Portuguese), apocalítico (Portuguese) Translations (relating to a disaster): apokalyptisk (Danish), apokalyptinen (Finnish), apokalyptisch (German), αποκαλυπτικός (apokalyptikós) [masculine] (Greek), apokalyptisk (Norwegian Bokmål), apokalyptisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), apokaliptyczny (Polish), apocalíptico (Portuguese), apocalítico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-apocalyptic-en-adj-Q8zi-ho7 Disambiguation of 'portending a future disaster': 10 23 66 1 Disambiguation of 'relating to a disaster': 13 36 50 1
  4. Catachresis for apoplectic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-apocalyptic-en-adj-3i2GCiAX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (of or relating to an apocalypse): apocalíptic (Catalan), apokalyptisk (Danish), apocalyptisch (Dutch), apokalipsa (Esperanto), apokalyptinen (Finnish), apocalyptique (French), apokalyptisch (German), αποκαλυπτικός (apokalyptikós) [masculine] (Greek), apacailipteach (Irish), apokalyptisk (Norwegian Bokmål), apokalyptisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), apokaliptyczny (Polish), apocalíptico (Portuguese), apocalítico (Portuguese), apocaliptic (Romanian), апокалипти́ческий (apokaliptíčeskij) (Russian), apocalíptico (Spanish)
Derived forms: apocalyptical, apocalypticalist [rare], apocalyptically, apocalypticism, apocalypticist, apocalyptic number, apocalyptism, peri-apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, postapocalyptic, preapocalyptic Disambiguation of 'of or relating to an apocalypse': 44 44 11 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apocalyptic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: apocalyptics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκαλύπτειν (apokalúptein, “to reveal, uncover”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + καλύπτειν (kalúptein, “to cover”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀποκαλυπτικός||revelatory}} Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), {{m|grc|ἀποκαλύπτειν||to reveal, uncover}} ἀποκαλύπτειν (apokalúptein, “to reveal, uncover”), {{m|grc|ἀπό||off}} ἀπό (apó, “off”), {{m|grc|καλύπτειν||to cover}} καλύπτειν (kalúptein, “to cover”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} apocalyptic (plural apocalyptics)
  1. One who predicts apocalypse. Synonyms: apocalypticist, doomsayer Translations (one who predicts apocalypse): apocalyptique [masculine] (French), Apokalyptiker [masculine] (German), apocalipticista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), apocaliptista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-apocalyptic-en-noun-x80nRrMc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 36 11 49 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 4 3 29 8 56

Inflected forms

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