Adjective

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Of or relating to an apocalypse:

# Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.

#* 1985', Donald A. Hagner, ''Apocalyptic Motifs in the Gospel of Matthew: Continuity and Discontinuity'', quoted in '''2007 by Jonathan T. Pennington in ''Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew , page 92:

"From beginning to end, and throughout, the Gospel makes such frequent use of apocalyptic' motifs and the '''apocalyptic''' viewpoint that it deserves to be called the '''''apocalyptic Gospel ."

#* 2002 , Peter W. Smith, In the Day of the Lord: The Exciting and Promised Fulfillment , page 7:

This was because apocalyptic stories — from the Greek word apohalupsis which means “reveal” — uses the vocabulary of symbols and numbers and contains concealed messages that secular listeners cannot comprehend.

# Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).

#* 2001 , Richard A. Horsley, Hearing the whole story: the politics of plot in Mark's gospel , page 122:

In fact, interpreters commonly declare that Mark is an "apocalyptic " Gospel. When they read Jesus' long speech toward the end of the Gospel (chap. 13), they even detect a veritable "apocalypse": "Wars and rumors of wars, "

#* 2010 , Philip Leroy Culbertson, Elaine Mary Wainwright, Bible in popular culture , page 184:

These bookends house a wealth of apocalyptic stories. The Bible, like some street preacher with a sign, shouts, “The end is near!”

Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation or doom).

(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.

He was apocalyptically furious.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Causing destruction; damaging.

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Causing breakdown or disassembly.

Catabolism is a destructive metabolism which involves the break down of molecules and release of energy.