Apocalypse

See also: apocalypse

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əˈpɒkəlɪps/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɑkəlɪps/
Hyphenation: A‧poc‧a‧lypse

Proper noun

Apocalypse (plural Apocalypses)

(countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.
(Christianity) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates the end of times)

Translations

the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet

Afrikaans: Openbaring (af)
Albanian: apokalips (sq)
Arabic: رُؤْيَا‎ m (ruʾyā), كَشْف‎ m (kašf)
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (gilyana)
Armenian: Հայտնություն (hy) (Haytnutʿyun)
Basque: Apokalipsi (eu)
Breton: Diskuliadur (br) m
Bulgarian: Апокалипсис (Apokalipsis)
Catalan: apocalipsi m
Cebuano: Pinadayag
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 啟示錄／启示录 (zh) (Qǐshìlù)
Corsican: Apocàlisi (co)
Czech: Zjevení m
Danish: Åbenbaring f
Dutch: Openbaring (nl) f
Estonian: ilmutus
Faroese: Opinbering (fo) m
Finnish: ilmestys (fi), maailmanloppu (fi)
French: apocalypse (fr)
Galician: apocalipse m
German: Apokalypse (de) f, Offenbarung (de) f
Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) f (Apokálypsi)
Ancient: Ἀποκάλυψις m (Apokálupsis)
Greenlandic: saqqummersitat
Hebrew: אפוקליפסה‎ (he), חזון‎ (he)
Hungarian: Jelenések
Icelandic: Opinberunar m
Ido: Apokalipso (io) m
Irish: Apacailipsis (ga) m
Italian: apocalisse (it)
Japanese: 黙示録 (もくしろく, Mokushiroku)
Korean: 묵시록(黙示録) (ko) (muksirok)
Latin: Apocalypsis (la) m
Latvian: Atklāsmes (lv) m
Limburgish: Revelatie
Maltese: Apokalissi (mt)
Manx: Ashlish (gv)
Maori: Whakakitenga (mi)
Navajo: yitʼíní ályaa
Norwegian: Åpenbaring (no) f
Polish: apokalipsa (pl) f
Portuguese: Apocalipse (pt) m
Romanian: apocalipsă (ro) f
Russian: апокали́псис (ru) m (apokalípsis)
Scots: Revelation
Scottish Gaelic: Taisbeanadh (gd) m
Serbo-Croatian: Apokalipsa (sh) f, apokalipsa (sh) f
Slovak: Zjavenie m
Slovene: apokalipsa (sl)
Spanish: Apocalipsis (es) m
Swahili: Ufunuo (sw)
Swedish: apokalyps (sv) c
Tagalog: Apokalipsis
Waray-Waray: Ginpadayag
Welsh: Datguddiad (cy) m
West Frisian: Iepenbiering
Zealandic: Openbaring

book of the Bible

Afrikaans: Openbaring (af)
Albanian: Apokalips
Arabic: رُؤْيَا‎ m (ruʾyā), كَشْف‎ m (kašf)
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (gilyana)
Armenian: Հայտնություն (hy) (Haytnutʿyun)
Basque: Apokalipsi (eu)
Breton: Diskuliadur (br) m
Bulgarian: Апокалипсис (Apokalipsis)
Catalan: Apocalipsi m
Cebuano: Pinadayag
Chinese:
Mandarin: 啟示錄／启示录 (zh) (Qǐshìlù)
Min Dong: 啟示錄, 默示錄 (Kiē-sê Liŏh), 默示錄, 默示录 (Mĕk-sê Liŏh)
Corsican: Apocàlisi (co)
Czech: Zjevení m
Danish: Åbenbaring f
Dutch: Openbaring (nl) f
Estonian: Johannese ilmutus
Faroese: Opinbering (fo) m
Finnish: Johanneksen ilmestys (fi)
French: Apocalypse (fr)
Galician: Apocalipse m
German: Apokalypse (de) f, Offenbarung (de) f
Greek: Αποκάλυψη (el) f (Apokálypsi)
Ancient: Ἀποκάλυψις m (Apokálupsis)
Greenlandic: Johannesimut saqqummersitat (kl)
Hawaiian: Hoike ana
Hebrew: אפוקליפסה‎ (he), חזון‎ (he)
Hungarian: A jelenések könyve
Icelandic: Opinberunarbókin m
Ido: Apokalipso (io) m
Irish: Apacailipsis (ga) m
Italian: Apocalisse
Japanese: 黙示録 (もくしろく, Mokushiroku)
Korean: 요한 묵시록(默示錄) (yohan muksirok) (Catholic), 요한 계시록(啓示錄) (yohan gyesirok) (Protestantism)
Latin: Apocalypsis (la) m
Latvian: Atklāsmes (lv) m
Limburgish: Revelatie
Lithuanian: Apreiškimas Jonui (lt)
Maltese: Apokalissi (mt)
Manx: Ashlish (gv)
Maori: Whakakitenga (mi)
Navajo: Yitʼíní ályaa
Norwegian: Åpenbaring (no) f
Polish: Apokalipsa f
Portuguese: Apocalipse (pt) m
Romanian: Apocalipsă f
Russian: Апокали́псис (ru) m (Apokalípsis)
Scots: Revelation
Scottish Gaelic: Taisbeanadh (gd) m
Serbo-Croatian: Apokalipsa (sh) f
Slovak: Zjavenie m
Slovene: Apokalipsa (sl)
Spanish: Apocalipsis (es) m
Swahili: Ufunuo (sw)
Swedish: Uppenbarelseboken c
Tagalog: Pahayag (tl)
Waray-Waray: Ginpadayag
Welsh: Datguddiad (cy) m
West Frisian: Iepenbiering
Zealandic: Openbaring

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.pɔ.ka.lips/
Hyphenation: A‧po‧ca‧lypse

Proper noun

Apocalypse f

Book of Revelation