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apocalypticism

UK/əˌpɒ.kəˈlɪp.tɪˌsɪz.əm/US/əˌpɔk.əˈlɪp.təˌsɪ.zəm/

apocalypticism noun: a belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.

Noun (1)

apocalypticism (countable and uncountable, plural apocalypticisms)

  1. A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
    • China's huge scale magnified the effects of apocalypticism in the Taipeng Rebellion.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 897

Noun (2) capitalized: Apocalypticism

Apocalypticism (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of apocalypticism.

Forms of apocalypticism

pluralapocalypticisms

Origin of apocalypticism

From apocalyptic + -ism.

Questions about apocalypticism

What does apocalypticism mean?
Apocalypticism means a belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
What part of speech is apocalypticism?
Apocalypticism is a noun.
How do you pronounce apocalypticism?
Apocalypticism is pronounced /əˌpɒ.kəˈlɪp.tɪˌsɪz.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of apocalypticism?
The plural of apocalypticism is apocalypticisms.

Words near apocalypticism in the dictionary

  1. apocalyptica
  2. apocalyptical
  3. apocalyptically
  4. apocalyptician
  5. apocalypticians
  6. apocalypticism
  7. apocalypticisms
  8. apocalypticist
  9. apocalypticists
  10. apocalyptics
  11. apocalyptism

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