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Apocalyptic is from meaning "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling,
revelation Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
". Apocalyptic may also refer to: *
Apocalyptic literature Apocalyptic literature is a genre of prophetical writing that developed in post- Exilic Jewish culture and was popular among millennialist early Christians. '' Apocalypse'' () is a Greek word meaning "revelation", "an unveiling or unfolding o ...
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Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction are genres of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astronom ...
, a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror fiction involving global catastrophic risk *
Apocalypticism Apocalypticism is the religious belief that the Eschatology, end of the world is imminent, even within one's own lifetime. This belief is usually accompanied by the idea that civilization will soon come to a tumultuous end due to some sort of ...
, the belief that the end of time is near * ''Apocalyptic'' (album), a 2010 album by the Swedish death metal band Evocation * "Apocalyptic" (song), a 2015 song by the American hard rock band Halestorm


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Apocalypse (disambiguation) Apocalypse is a genre of revelatory literature, or, by metonymy, a large-scale catastrophic event. Apocalypse may also refer to: Film * ''Apocalypse'' (film series), an eschatological film franchise ** ''Apocalypse'' (film), 1998 * ''The Ap ...
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Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam. In apocalypse, a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a ...
, a literary genre in Christian religious culture {{dab