əˌpäkəˈliptəˌsizəm also ˌaˌpäk- sometimes ˌapək- noun
or apoc·a·lyp·tism ə|päkə|lipˌtiz-, ˌaˌpäkəˈl-, ˌapəkəˈl-
( -s )
: apocalyptic expectation ; especially : a doctrine distinguished by the expectation of an imminent end of the present temporal world, the final destruction of the unrighteous in a purging holocaust engulfing the earth, and the resurrection of the righteous to a purified world of bliss