apocalypse
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- n a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
- n 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
- Some doomsayers are pointing to the finality of the Mayan calendar and suggesting an apocalyptic event in 2012.
- In recent times all disaster movies from Hollywood have apocalypse fantasy woven around the main plot.
- Her latest novel is an adventuresome blend of feminist fiction and nuclear apocalypse fantasy set in Australia.