A‐poc″a‐lypse (�), n. [L. apocalypsis, Gr. �, fr. � to uncover, to disclose; � from + � to cover, conceal: cf. F. apocalypse.] 1. The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament.
2. Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.
The new apocalypse of Nature.
Carlyle.