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Topic Options #122493 - 02/10/04 09:40 AM apocalypse wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 22 00:05:21 EST 1997 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--apocalypse apoc.a.lypse or apoc.a.lyp.ti.cal \*-'pa:k-*-.lips\ \*-.pa:k-*-'lip-tik\ \-ti-k*l\ \-k(*-)le-\ \-t*-.siz-*m\ n [ME, revelation, Revelation, fr. LL apocalypsis, fr. Gk apokalypsis], fr. apokalyptein to uncover, fr. apo + kalyptein to cover - more at HELL 1a: one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 2 BCE to A.D. marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom cap 1b: the biblical book of Revelation 2: something viewed as a prophetic revelation - apoc.a.lyp.ti.c aj Top #122494 - 02/10/04 09:49 AM Re: apocalypse jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California Related to eucalyptus 'well-covered'. Top #122495 - 02/10/04 09:51 AM Re: apocalypse wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 But no cute koalas munching it. Top #122496 - 10/11/05 01:18 AM Re: apocalypse doc_comfort addict Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 583 Loc: Australia Aaaaarrggghhhhhh. Cute koalas are going to take over the world!!!!! Top #122497 - 10/11/05 07:15 AM Re: apocalypse Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12381 So, is das Lied der Seeräuber Jenny an apocalyptic song? Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 7151 Members 16 Forums 12706 Topics 187591 Posts Max Online: 853 @ 10/23/07 11:39 AM Who's Online 0 registered (), 12 Guests and 23 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Newest Members Crejella, larsrc, KIDDETROIT, marksonamor, poetree 7151 Registered Users Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 12381 Jackie 10232 tsuwm 9400 Buffalo Shrdlu 6595 AnnaStrophic 6481 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400 maverick 4683 WhitmanO'Neill 4186 November Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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