APOCALYPTIC

{ A‐poc′a‐lyp″tic (�), A‐poc′a‐lyp″tic‐al (�), } a. [] Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation. Apocalyptic number, the number 666, mentioned in Rev. xiii. 18. It has been variously interpreted.