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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).

Its general sense in Middle English was "insight, vision; hallucination." The meaning "a cataclysmic event" is modern (not in OED 2nd ed., 1989); apocalypticism "belief in an imminent end of the present world" is from 1858. As agent nouns, "author or interpreter of the 'Apocalypse,'" apocalypst (1829), apocalypt (1834), and apocalyptist (1824) have been tried.

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). Its general sense in Middle English was "insight, vision; hallucination." The meaning "a cataclysmic event" is modern (not in OED 2nd ed., 1989); apocalypticism "**belief in an imminent end of the present world" is from 1858**. As agent nouns, "author or interpreter of the 'Apocalypse,'" apocalypst (1829), apocalypt (1834), and apocalyptist (1824) have been tried.

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You're repeating yourself like a broken record for lack of better option

You're merely reacting now, I like that

Oh btw, have you ever used a DVD player or a CD? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Maiman

Sucks to be you...

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who is widely credited with the invention of the laser

Godon Gould and Alexander Prokhorov

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-lasers-1992085

Another jew lie that you perpetrate.

The jew swooped in after Gould failed to file for a patent.

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Too bad there's still 1% jew in it!

And you've used lasers... You're corrupted now, that's a fact!

Completely corrupted... Riddled with jewishry....

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caught being a liar 3 times

still thinks he's right

Pigeon playing chess.