Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
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Apocalyptic
Synonyms for "apocalyptic" (104 found)
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ill-starredinauspiciousinspiredloweringmanticmenacingmosaicnew-testamentof evil portentold-testamentominousoracularportendingportentouspredictionalpredictivepredictoryprefigurativeprefiguringpresageful
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40 translations across 17 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- apocalíptic adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Danish
3 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apokalyptisk adj (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic)
- apokalyptisk adj (relating to a disaster)
Dutch
1 entries- apocalyptisch adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Esperanto
1 entries- apokalipsa adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Finnish
3 entries- apokalyptinen adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apokalyptinen adj (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic)
- apokalyptinen adj (relating to a disaster)
French
2 entries- apocalyptique adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apocalyptique noun (one who predicts apocalypse)
German
4 entries- apokalyptisch adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apokalyptisch adj (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic)
- apokalyptisch adj (relating to a disaster)
- apokalyptisch adj (portending a future disaster)
Greek
3 entries- αποκαλυπτικός adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- αποκαλυπτικός adj (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic)
- αποκαλυπτικός adj (relating to a disaster)
Irish
1 entries- apacailipteach adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apokalyptisk adj (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic)
- apokalyptisk adj (relating to a disaster)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apokalyptisk adj (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic)
- apokalyptisk adj (relating to a disaster)
Polish
2 entries- apokaliptyczny adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apokaliptyczny adj (relating to a disaster)
Portuguese
4 entries- apocalíptico adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apocalíptico adj (relating to a disaster)
- apocalíptico adj (portending a future disaster)
- apocalítico adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Romanian
1 entries- apocaliptic adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Russian
1 entries- апокалипти́ческий adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Spanish
1 entries- apocalíptico adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Swedish
1 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He described the current situation as apocalyptic.
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In some areas, ash is a meter deep, and it has given the normally green and lush island an apocalyptic appearance.
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Leading co-author of the report Roger Pulwarty agrees the data contained within the report is grim but does not see an apocalyptic picture ahead.
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