[ ə'pɒkəlɪps ]
■ noun
1》 an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale.
2》 ( the Apocalypse ) the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation.
↘(especially in the Vulgate Bible) the book of Revelation.
Origin
OE, via OFr. and eccles. L. from Gk apokalupsis , from apokaluptein 'uncover, reveal'.