APOCALYPTIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does apocalyptic mean? • APOCALYPTIC (adjective)
The adjective APOCALYPTIC has 2 senses:
1. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
2. of or relating to an apocalypse
Familiarity information: APOCALYPTIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• APOCALYPTIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
Synonyms:
apocalyptic; apocalyptical; revelatory
Similar:
prophetic; prophetical (foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention)
Meaning:
Of or relating to an apocalypse
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
apocalypse (a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil)
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