2. Anything viewed as a revelation; as disclosure. The new apocalypse of Nature. Carlyle.
APOCALYPTIC; APOCALYPTICAL
A*poc`a*lyp"tic, A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation. Apocolyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.
APOCALYPTIC; APOCALYPTIST
A*poc`a*lyp"tic, A*poc`a*lyp"tist, n.
Defn: The writer of the Apocalypse.
APOCALYPTICALLY
A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: By revelation; in an apocalyptic manner.
APOCARPOUS
Ap`o*car"pous, a. Etym: [Pref. apo- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Either entirely of partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; — opposed to syncarpous. Lindley.
APOCHROMATIC
Ap`o*chro*mat"ic, a. [Pref. apo-+ chromatic.] (Optics)