apocalypse
黙示録
解説 Definition
apocalypse は、キリスト教聖書の『黙示録』を指す名詞です。現代英語では「世界の終末」という意味でも使われますが、このエントリでは書物名としての用法です。
The biblical Book of Revelation, the final book of the Christian New Testament, which presents symbolic visions of divine judgment and ultimate salvation. In this title-like use, the word is often capitalized and may appear as the Apocalypse.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語義では聖書の「黙示録」、特に the Apocalypse や the Book of Revelation を指す。apo-「離して」＋「覆う」に関わる語根から「覆いを外して明らかにすること」が核。現代の「世界的破局」と混同せず、read a passage from the Apocalypse の場面で覚える。
For this entry, connect apocalypse with revelation, not simply with a disaster movie. Its Greek components convey the idea of taking away a covering, so the central image is truth being unveiled. That explains why the biblical book is called the Apocalypse or the Book of Revelation: it presents visions whose meaning is disclosed through powerful symbols. Remember the classroom phrase a passage from the Apocalypse. Although lowercase apocalypse now often means a catastrophic end of the world, the capitalized title refers specifically to the final book of the New Testament in this usage.
例文
The class read a passage from the apocalypse.
その授業では黙示録の一節を読みました。
Some translations call the Book of Revelation the apocalypse.
翻訳によっては『ヨハネの黙示録』をapocalypseと呼びます。
The lecture explained symbols in the apocalypse.
その講義では黙示録に出てくる象徴が説明されました。
apocalypse の類義語・関連語
apocalypse の語源・成り立ち Etymology
apocalypse はギリシャ語 apokalypsis がラテン語を経て入った語で、apo-「離して」+ kalyptein「覆う」から成る。もとは『覆いを外して真実を示すこと』なので黙示・黙示録の意となり、終末の大啓示という連想が強まった。関連語に apocalyptic, Calypso。
Apocalypse came through Latin from Greek apokalypsis, meaning an uncovering or revelation. The Greek noun combines apo-, “away” or “off,” with a form related to kalyptein, “to cover or conceal.” Its literal structure therefore suggests removing a covering and disclosing what was hidden. In Christian usage it became associated especially with revealed visions and with the Book of Revelation. Because that book describes judgment and cosmic upheaval, the word later acquired the broader sense of a catastrophic end.
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