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Encyclopedia > Apocalypse (disambiguation)
Look up Apocalypse, apocalypse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Apocalypse may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

  • Apocalypse: a Biblical event, the end of the world
  • Apocalypticism: a worldview found in both religious and secular settings

Contents

St. ... Apocalypticism is a worldview based on the idea that important matters are esoteric in nature (hidden) and they will soon be revealed in a major confrontation of earth-shaking magnitude that will change the course of history. ...

Film & Television

Apocalypse is the first film in Cloud Ten Pictures Apocalypse film series about the end times. ... Apocalypse Now is a 1979 Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American film set during the Vietnam War. ... Apocalypto is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 epic film directed by Mel Gibson, starring Rudy Youngblood. ... The League of Gentlemens Apocalypse is a film spin-off from the popular British television comedy series The League of Gentlemen. ... Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the sequel to the 2002 film Resident Evil from Screen Gems, written by Paul W. S. Anderson and directed by Alexander Witt. ... Sisko after learning from Odo that a Changeling has taken Gowrons form, is now in control of the Klingon empire. ...

Games

  • Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse, an expansion for Warhammer 40,000, released in 2007 by Games Workshop, which allows players to field exceptionally large armies.
  • Apocalypse (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game
  • Apocalypse (video game), a PlayStation video game by Neversoft starring Bruce Willis
  • X-COM: Apocalypse, a 1997 PC strategy game by Microprose
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse, a role-playing game from White Wolf, Inc.
  • Apocalypse (board game), a strategy board game set in Europe
  • The Apocalypse tank, a fictional tank featured in the Westwood PC game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
  • Apocalypse is a relic weapon (scythe) for the job class Dark Knight in the game FFXI.

Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse is an expansion for Games Workshops Warhammer 40,000 table top wargame. ... Apocalypse is a videogame for the PlayStation games console, developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. ... X-COM: Apocalypse is the third game in the X-COM series of computer games. ... This articles content is specific to the fictional setting known as the World of Darkness. ... A board game released by Games Workshop in 1980. ... Final Fantasy XI is the first MMORPG to be released in the Final Fantasy series, and the first in the series to feature online play. ...

Comic Books

Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips was the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirbys Fourth World series. ...

Music

Apocalypse is a progressive rock band from Brazil that plays symphonic rock with strong keyboard orientation. ... Apocalypse (1971) is the Mahavishnu Orchestras fourth album. ... For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ... The Fourth Dimension is the third album released by Hypocrisy in 1994. ...

Literature

Visions of John of Patmos, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer of the 20th century, whose prolific and diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism, and personal letters. ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... Tim Bowler is an English writer for young adults. ...

Other

Drayton Manor Theme Park is a British theme park in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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apocalypse: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com (3861 words)
Apocalypse in the terminology of early Jewish and Christian literature, is a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet; the term is often used to describe the written account of such a revelation.
Besides the Apocalypse of John (now generally called the Book of Revelation) included in the New Testament, the Muratorian fragment, Clement of Alexandria, and others mention an Apocalypse of Peter.
Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned; see, for example, the six titles of this kind in the "List of the 60 Canonical Books".
Christianity / jesus / apocalypse (2186 words)
Apocalypse (Greek: αποκαλυψις, disclosure), is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the mass of humankind.
An Apocalypse in the terminology of early Jewish and Christian literature, is a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet; this term is more often used to describe the written account of such a revelation.
Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned; see, for example, the six titles of this kind in the "List of the 60 Canonical Books".
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