Apocalyptic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Apocalyptic is an adjective meaning Of or relating to an apocalypse:.
Meaning
Of or relating to an apocalypse:.
More Meanings
- Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
- Catachresis for apoplectic.
- One who predicts apocalypse.
Example Sentences
He was apocalyptically furious.
Submissions on the part of gay teachers and students and organizations were countered by apocalyptic denunciations on the part of Bible-toting mothers and fathers expertly organized by the right.
Shortly after the publication of When Prophecy Fails, Hardyck and Braden (1962) investigated an apocalyptic group of Pentecostals to see if the failed apocalypse would result in enduring conviction and proselytization, but it did not.
Word Forms
- apocalyptics
Synonyms for apocalyptic
Depending on context, synonyms include apocalypticist, doomsayer, revelatory, prophetic.
Antonyms for apocalyptic
Common opposites include nonapocalyptic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prophetic, revelatory, doomful, doomsday, eschatological, world-ending.
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