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In some senses, apocalyptic is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
ahead, current, frequent, local, lush, unfolding
VERB + APOCALYPTIC
called, receive, see, use
APOCALYPTIC + NOUN
appearance, gospel, motifs, picture, proportions, stories, viewpoint, visions
PREP.
from, thereby
adj
Of or relating to an apocalypse:
Let him go and make, and burn, a pile or two [of bricks] with his own hands; he will thereby receive apocalyptic visions of a nature novel to his soul.
From beginning to end, and throughout, the Gospel makes such frequent use of apocalyptic motifs and the apocalyptic viewpoint that it deserves to be called the apocalyptic Gospel."
Of or relating to an apocalypse:
For the first time since the show began, a sense of utter loneliness overwhelmed me, a bitter despair at the uselessness of individual effort in this gigantic tragedy of apocalyptic destruction.
In fact, interpreters commonly declare that Mark is an "apocalyptic" Gospel. When they read Jesus' long speech toward the end of the Gospel (chap. 13), they even detect a veritable "apocalypse": "Wars and rumors of wars, […]"
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
Submissions on the part of gay teachers and students and organizations were countered by apocalyptic denunciations on the part of Bible-toting mothers and fathers expertly organized by the right.
Shortly after the publication of When Prophecy Fails, Hardyck and Braden (1962) investigated an apocalyptic group of Pentecostals to see if the failed apocalypse would result in enduring conviction and proselytization, but it did not.
Catachresis for apoplectic.
He was apocalyptically furious.
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
adjective — prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
Let him go and make, and burn, a pile or two [of bricks] with his own hands; he will thereby receive apocalyptic visions of a nature novel to his soul.
WiktionaryFrom beginning to end, and throughout, the Gospel makes such frequent use of apocalyptic motifs and the apocalyptic viewpoint that it deserves to be called the apocalyptic Gospel."
WiktionaryThis was because apocalyptic stories — from the Greek word apohalupsis which means "reveal" — uses the vocabulary of symbols and numbers and contains concealed messages that secular listeners cannot c
WiktionaryOutside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
Tatoeba · #30140He described the current situation as apocalyptic.
Tatoeba · #8760300In some areas, ash is a meter deep, and it has given the normally green and lush island an apocalyptic appearance.
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In some senses, apocalyptic is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.