A*poc`a*lyp"tic (#), A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al (#), a. [Gr. .]

Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation.

Apocolyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.

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A*poc`a*lyp"tic (#), A*poc`a*lyp"tist, n.

The writer of the Apocalypse.

 

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