1. a prophetic revelation, especially concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil
Usage: religious
2. something viewed as a prophetic revelation
3. a great disaster; a catastrophic event
Usage: informal

Examples

• The Book of Revelation describes the apocalypse in vivid detail.
• Many ancient cultures had their own versions of an apocalypse myth.
• The documentary presented climate change as a potential apocalypse.
• The nuclear accident was described as an environmental apocalypse.
• Some people believe we are living in the end times before the apocalypse.
• The hurricane left behind scenes of apocalypse throughout the coastal region.
• Religious scholars debate different interpretations of the apocalypse.