What does apocalyptic mean?
Apocalyptic means Of or relating to an apocalypse:.
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/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ · adjective
Of or relating to an apocalypse:.
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.
He was apocalyptically furious.
Use apocalyptic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apocalyptic means Of or relating to an apocalypse:.
Common synonyms include apocalypticist, doomsayer, revelatory, prophetic.
Possible antonyms include nonapocalyptic.
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.
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