#74 apocalypse

#74 apocalypse- a prophetic disclosure or revelation; an event of great importance, violence, etc.

C13 from Late Latin apocalypsis, From Breek apokalupsis- to disclose

The translation of the Greek word apocalypse has produced the better known English equivalent - "revelation."

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