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> we will bring forth the apocalypse. This word is often misused. Are you still worried about someone bringing it forth, now that you know what it means? apoc

> we will bring forth the apocalypse. This word is often misused. Are you still worried about someone bringing it forth, now that you know what it means? apocalypse (n.) late 14c., "revelation, disclosure," from Church Latin apocalypsis "revelation," from Greek apokalyptein "uncover, disclose, reveal," from apo "off, away from" (see apo-) + kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (from PIE root *kel- (1) "to cover, conceal, save"). The Christian end-of-the-world story is part of the revelation in John of Patmos' book "Apokalypsis" (a title rendered into English as pocalipsis c. 1050, "Apocalypse" c. 1230, and "Revelation" by Wyclif c. 1380). https://www.etymonline.com/word/apocalypse#etymonline_v_15471 https://www.etymonline.com/word/apocalypse#etymonline_v_1547...

avgcorrection 4y ago
What’s the objection here?
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  I am not saying people are dumb for using the word, just that it is impercise, and there are better words, such as Armageddon, cataclysm, and holocaust. (The latter being specifically destruction by fire)
  - avgcorrection 4y ago
    Apocalypse/Armageddon mean the same thing in normal talk. It doesn’t matter that one of them comes from “Mount of Megiddo”. If you want to be “smart” in your communication, being etymologically precise might not be what you want to do. If you use lower-h holocaust to describe nuclear <word for the end of the world as we know it> you are just inviting derailment of the conversation.
jleahy 4y ago
The word refers to the book of revelation, which describes war followed by famine and death. I would not say the word is being misused.
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  There is a better word used, specifically out of revealations: Armageddon (n.) "cataclysmic final conflict," 1811, figurative use of the place-name in Revelation xvi.16, the site of the great and final conflict, from Hebrew Har Megiddon "Mount of Megiddo," a city in central Palestine, site of important Israelite battles. (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world; Armageddon (n.) any catastrophically destructive battle;
xiphias2 4y ago
Oxford dictionary: the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation. "the bell's ringing is supposed to usher in the Apocalypse" 2. an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale. "the apocalypse of World War II" Meanings of words change over time.
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  >"the apocalypse of World War II" Arguably, this is about the revealation that civil society is just a thin veneer painted to hide the depraved barbarity of the human condition. I hope we never have to witness that again.

avgcorrection 4y ago

What’s the objection here?

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
I am not saying people are dumb for using the word, just that it is impercise, and there are better words, such as Armageddon, cataclysm, and holocaust. (The latter being specifically destruction by fire)
- avgcorrection 4y ago
  Apocalypse/Armageddon mean the same thing in normal talk. It doesn’t matter that one of them comes from “Mount of Megiddo”. If you want to be “smart” in your communication, being etymologically precise might not be what you want to do. If you use lower-h holocaust to describe nuclear <word for the end of the world as we know it> you are just inviting derailment of the conversation.

jleahy 4y ago

The word refers to the book of revelation, which describes war followed by famine and death. I would not say the word is being misused.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
There is a better word used, specifically out of revealations: Armageddon (n.) "cataclysmic final conflict," 1811, figurative use of the place-name in Revelation xvi.16, the site of the great and final conflict, from Hebrew Har Megiddon "Mount of Megiddo," a city in central Palestine, site of important Israelite battles. (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world; Armageddon (n.) any catastrophically destructive battle;

xiphias2 4y ago

Oxford dictionary: the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation. "the bell's ringing is supposed to usher in the Apocalypse" 2. an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale. "the apocalypse of World War II" Meanings of words change over time.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
>"the apocalypse of World War II" Arguably, this is about the revealation that civil society is just a thin veneer painted to hide the depraved barbarity of the human condition. I hope we never have to witness that again.