the apocalypse

noun

: the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible

Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.

waiting for the apocalypse

Examples of the apocalypse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Niedenthal’s photo of a cinema playing ‘Apocalypse Now’ while the apocalypse is happening on the streets, the carp in the bathtub, the girl who wants to watch cartoons in the morning but [political leader] General Jaruzelski is on TV. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025

All of this is rendered with stunning ease by his VFX team, in scenes that look like a news bulletin from the apocalypse. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025

The devastating consequences of Byrne’s recklessness foreshadow the apocalypse unfolding in contemporary Gaza. —Book Marks august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

And instead of the usual frantic panic, Jarmusch lets the apocalypse unfold with bizarre calmness: Murray and Driver patrol in sloth-like formation, Zelda welds coffins for fun and Jarmusch himself even pops up onscreen as Officer Ronnie’s aging hippie father. —Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025

Rhymes for the apocalypse

• proprietorships
• airships
• airstrips
• clerkships
• eclipse
• ellipse
• equips
• filmstrips
• gunships
• judgeships
• lightships
• outstrips