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apocalypticism (noun)
1. Belief in apocalyptic prophecies; especially, regarding the imminent destruction of the world and the foundation of a new world order as a result of the triumph of good over evil.
2. The expectation of cataclysmic revelation, as in millenarianism (belief in the millennium of Christian prophecy [Revelation 20 in the New Testament of the Bible], the 1,000 years when Christ is predicted to reign on earth, or any religious movement that foresees a coming age of peace and prosperity).
3. The practice of, or addiction to, interpreting or applying prophetic revelation.
2. The expectation of cataclysmic revelation, as in millenarianism (belief in the millennium of Christian prophecy [Revelation 20 in the New Testament of the Bible], the 1,000 years when Christ is predicted to reign on earth, or any religious movement that foresees a coming age of peace and prosperity).
3. The practice of, or addiction to, interpreting or applying prophetic revelation.
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apo-, ap-, aph-
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calypto-, calypt- +
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-ism, -ismus
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