🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

启示论

Pronunciation / Transliteration: qǐshì lùn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Apocalypticism/əˌpɒk.əˈlɪp.tɪ.sɪzm/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"启示论在许多宗教中占有重要地位。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A belief in or expectation of a catastrophic end of the world, often associated with religious or spiritual contexts.

    "Many cults throughout history have been driven by apocalypticism, predicting imminent doom."
  2. 2

    The doctrine or belief in the imminent end of the world, often accompanied by a transformative event.

    "Apocalypticism can be seen in various religious texts that describe the final judgment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'apocalypticism' derives from the Greek word 'apokalypsis', meaning 'revelation' or 'unveiling', which was used in early Christian texts to describe prophetic visions of the end times. The suffix '-ism' indicates a belief system or doctrine, thus evolving to represent a worldview centered on apocalyptic themes.

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