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apocalyptic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apocalyptical, revelatory |
| Derivation | apocalypse |
apocalyptic:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | apocalypse |
Examples of apocalyptic
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The plot revolves around a post-apocalyptic road trip from Oklahoma to New York.
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Naturally, the concerns of religious scholars take on vaguely apocalyptic tones.
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Both inherited a post-apocalyptic mess from a predecessor of the opposing party.
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Unable to be extinguished, the fires spread, creating an apocalyptic city-scape.
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The Holy Land of Jesus'time, the scrolls show, was rife with apocalyptic fervor.
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Were they casualties of some apocalyptic reckoning at this great walled citadel?
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It's then that I recognize the place from scenes of the apocalyptic movie 2012.
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For a preview, grab a copy of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel, The Road.
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They're as legalistic, intolerant and apocalyptic as those on the farthest right.
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- Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
- Of or relating to an apocalypse
- Apocalypticism is the religious belief that there will be an apocalypse, a term which originally referred to a revelation of God's will, but now usually refers to belief that the world will come to an end time very soon, even within one's own lifetime. ...
- (apocalypticism) A worldview that the present is controlled by evil forces that will be destroyed by God's intervention at the end of time and the arrival of God's kingdom.
- Ideas and teachings pertaining to the revelation (apocalypse) of the last days and the end of the world.
- The thematic term corresponding to "myth" in fictional literature: metaphor as pure and potentially total identification, without regard to plausibility or ordinary experience.
- Literature of a revelatory nature, generally involving such elements as dreams, visions, angels, and focusing on the destruction of the cosmic forces of evil and the restoration of the People of God (Israel or the New Israel). ...
- Apocalyptic fiction is concerned with the end of civilization through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster or with a world or civilization after such a disaster. Typical of the genre are George R. Stewart's novel Earth Abides and Pat Frank's novel Alas, Babylon. ...
- Type of biblical and other literature in which a revelation is given through highly symbolic visions. The premier biblical examples are found in the books of Revelation and Daniel. From the Greek meaning "uncovering" or "revelation."
