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apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism
\əˌpäkəˈliptəˌsizəm also ˌaˌpäk- sometimes ˌapək-\ noun
or apoc·a·lyp·tism \ə|päkə|lipˌtiz-, ˌaˌpäkəˈl-, ˌapəkəˈl-\
(-s)
: apocalyptic expectation; especially : a doctrine distinguished by the expectation of an imminent end of the present temporal world, the final destruction of the unrighteous in a purging holocaust engulfing the earth, and the resurrection of the righteous to a purified world of bliss |