An apocalypse is a disclosure or revelation of great knowledge. In religious concepts an apocalypse usually discloses something very important that was hidden or provides a "vision of heavenly secrets that can make sense of earthly realities".

What does apocalypse literally mean?

The Book of Revelation in the New Testament has the literal title in Greek, the "Apocalypse of John." The word apocalypse means revelation. That which is uncovered. It comes from the Greek word which literally means to pull the lid off something.

What is another word for apocalyptic?

In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for apocalyptic, like: fire-and-brimstone, baneful, evangelic, prophetic, apocalyptical, prefigure, , luck, oracular, predictive and revealing.