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Middle English
Etymology
From Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpɔkalips(ə)/, /əˈpɔkalips(ə)/, /aˈpɔkalipsis/
Noun
apocalips (uncountable)
- The book of Revelation (the last book of the New Testament)
- (rare) The biblical Apocalypse; the events of the book of Revelation.
- (rare) A revelation or trance.
Usage notes
Apocalips was the usual name for the last book of the New Testament in Middle English.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French apocalypse, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis).
Pronunciation
Noun
apocalips n (plural apocalipse)
- apocalypse
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