adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to an apocalypse:
Revelatory; prophetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to an apocalypse:
Catastrophic; disastrous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Catachresis for apoplectic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
He was apocalyptically furious.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
One who predicts apocalypse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to an apocalypse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apocalyptical, revelatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
apocalíptic
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Danish:
apokalyptisk
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Dutch:
apocalyptisch
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Esperanto:
apokalipsa
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Finnish:
apokalyptinen
— of or relating to an apocalypse
French:
apocalyptique
— of or relating to an apocalypse
German:
apokalyptisch
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Greek:
αποκαλυπτικός
(apokalyptikós)
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Irish:
apacailipteach
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Norwegian Bokmål:
apokalyptisk
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
apokalyptisk
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Polish:
apokaliptyczny
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Portuguese:
apocalíptico
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Portuguese:
apocalítico
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Romanian:
apocaliptic
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Russian:
апокалипти́ческий
(apokaliptíčeskij)
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Spanish:
apocalíptico
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Swedish:
apokalyptisk
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Turkish:
apokaliptik
— of or relating to an apocalypse
Danish:
apokalyptisk
— relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
Finnish:
apokalyptinen
— relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
German:
apokalyptisch
— relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
Greek:
αποκαλυπτικός
(apokalyptikós)
— relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
Norwegian Bokmål:
apokalyptisk
— relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
apokalyptisk
— relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
Danish:
apokalyptisk
— relating to a disaster
Finnish:
apokalyptinen
— relating to a disaster
German:
apokalyptisch
— relating to a disaster
Greek:
αποκαλυπτικός
(apokalyptikós)
— relating to a disaster
Norwegian Bokmål:
apokalyptisk
— relating to a disaster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
apokalyptisk
— relating to a disaster
Polish:
apokaliptyczny
— relating to a disaster
Portuguese:
apocalíptico
— relating to a disaster
Portuguese:
apocalítico
— relating to a disaster
German:
apokalyptisch
— portending a future disaster
Portuguese:
apocalíptico
— portending a future disaster
Portuguese:
apocalítico
— portending a future disaster
French:
apocalyptique
— one who predicts apocalypse
German:
Apokalyptiker
— one who predicts apocalypse
Portuguese:
apocalipticista
— one who predicts apocalypse
Portuguese:
apocaliptista
— one who predicts apocalypse
