. . "An apocalypse (Ancient Greek: \u1F00\u03C0\u03BF\u03BA\u03AC\u03BB\u03C5\u03C8\u03B9\u03C2 apok\u00E1lypsis, from \u1F00\u03C0\u03CC and \u03BA\u03B1\u03BB\u03CD\u03C0\u03C4\u03C9 meaning \"uncovering\"), translated literally from Greek, is a disclosure of knowledge, i.e., a lifting of the veil or revelation. In religious contexts it is usually a disclosure of something hidden."@en .