apocalypse definition - Dictionary

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a·poc·a·lypse [ ə pókə lìps ] (plural a·poc·a·lyp·ses)

noun

Definition:

1. total destruction: the destruction or devastation of something, or an instance of this

2. revelation of future: a revelation made concerning the future

[13th century. Via late Latin< Greek apokalupsis "revelation" < apokaluptein "uncover" < kaluptein "to cover"]

Cultural Note


	Apocalypse Now, a movie (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola. This surreal, hallucinatory account of the Vietnam War is based loosely on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. It follows a U.S. captain on his mission to assassinate a rebel officer, played by Marlon Brando, conducting his own independent war in the heart of the jungle.