apocalypticism

apocalypticism

See also: Apocalypticism

English

Etymology

From apocalyptic +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˌpɒ.kəˈlɪp.tɪˌsɪz.əm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌpɔk.əˈlɪp.təˌsɪ.zəm/

Noun

apocalypticism (countable and uncountable, plural apocalypticisms)

1. (religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 897:

     China's huge scale magnified the effects of apocalypticism in the Taipeng Rebellion.

Translations

a belief or doctrine based on apocalypse

Finnish: apokalyptiikka Portuguese: apocaliptismo m, apocalipticismo m