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The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament.

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  1. n. The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament.
  2. n. Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.
  3. n. a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
  4. 1. The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament. 2. Anything viewed as a revelation; as disclosure. The new apocalypse of Nature. Carlyle.
  5. Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to theRevelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a propheticrevelation. Apocolyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev.xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.
  6. n:100 n. a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil