apocalypse
apocalypse n
L. < Gk 'uncover,' 'disclose'; Greek name for the book of Revelation in the New Testament.
- Advent; vision of the Beloved; approach of the Bridegroom to the Bride; [fig.] Second Coming of Christ to the Church, as described in chapters 21-22 of Revelation.
- Appearance; emergence; manifestation; arrival; showing; growth.