1. (

• apocalypse

) a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil ;

2. (

• Revelation ,
• Revelation_of_Saint_John_the_Divine ,
• Apocalypse ,
• Book_of_Revelation

) the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle ;