A-pŏc'a-ly̆p'tic or A-pŏc'a-ly̆p'tic-al1, a.
a. [Gr. ἀποκαλυπτικός. See supra.]
Sense 1. Containing or pertaining to revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John.
Sense 2. Undertaking to explain the Revelation. [Rare.]
“Some apocalyptic ignoramus.” South.
Apocalyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.