apocalypticism

See also: Apocalypticism

English

Etymology

From apocalyptic +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əˌpɒ.kəˈlɪp.tɪˌsɪz.əm/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˌpɔk.əˈlɪp.təˌsɪ.zəm/

Noun

apocalypticism (countable and uncountable, plural apocalypticisms)

(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 897:
  China's huge scale magnified the effects of apocalypticism in the Taipeng Rebellion.

Translations

a belief or doctrine based on apocalypse

Finnish: apokalyptiikka
Portuguese: apocaliptismo m, apocalipticismo m

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