whats an apocalypse?

Answer 1

a great disaster, generally speaking, such as the end of the world

Main Entry: apoc·a·lypse
Pronunciation: &-'pä-k&-"lips
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, revelation, Revelation, from Anglo-French apocalipse, from Late Latin apocalypsis, from Greek apokalypsis, from apokalyptein to uncover, from apo- + kalyptein to cover -- more at HELL
1 a : one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 B.C. to A.D. 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom b capitalized : REVELATION 3
2 a : something viewed as a prophetic revelation b : ARMAGEDDON
3 : a great disaster

Answer 2

THE apocalypse, is the end of the world.

Answer 3

it's the "end of the world".

Take any religion you want, they will probably have an apocalypse embeded in it... it's good to frighten your believers, you see. Because, that way, they want to believe that someone/something is protecting them.

Of course, until proven otherwise, religions were made by men to enslave other men, so you shouldn't pay too much attention to that kind of things. Concentrate on your life instead : much more interresting ;)

Answer 4

An apocalypse is a place where everybody dies of shame and guilt. Or you could say that it is a magical time that the sun goes black.

Answer 5

a·poc·a·lypse (-pk-lps) KEY

NOUN:


Apocalypse Abbr. Apoc. Bible The Book of Revelation.
Any of a number of anonymous Jewish or Christian texts from around the second century b.c. to the second century a.d. containing prophetic or symbolic visions, especially of the imminent destruction of the world and the salvation of the righteous.
Great or total devastation; doom: the apocalypse of nuclear war.
A prophetic disclosure; a revelation.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English Apocalipse, from Late Latin Apocalypsis, from Greek apokalupsis, revelation, Apocalypse, from apokaluptein, to uncover : apo-, apo- + kaluptein, to cover; see kel- 1 in Indo-European roots

Answer 6

Curious,
It is a Greek word. Roughly translated, it means to uncover, or reveal. It is commonly misused, to describe the earth shaking wars described in the last book of the New Testament. The name of the book in english, is "The Revelation of Jesus Christ", written by the Apostle John.

Answer 7

the end of the world

Answer 8

It's the all powerful bad guy on the XMEN series.