apocalypticism
nounUK /əˌpɒ.kəˈlɪp.tɪˌsɪz.əm/ · US /əˌpɔk.əˈlɪp.təˌsɪ.zəm/
Etymology From apocalyptic + -ism.
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Lifestyle, Religion A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
- China's huge scale magnified the effects of apocalypticism in the Taipeng Rebellion.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 897: