Apoc.

American  

abbreviation

1. Apocalypse.

2. Apocrypha.

3. Apocryphal.

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Apoc. British  

abbreviation

1. Apocalypse

2. Apocrypha or Apocryphal

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Example Sentences

The third class, of works to be decidedly rejected, contains the Acts of Paul, Hermas, Apocalypse of Peter, Barnabas, Didachē; to these some would add Apoc. of John, and others Ev. sec.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Finally, the word is used as a synonyme for "heaven," as in Apoc. xxi.

From Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures by Heuser, Herman J.

Qui vere monachus est nihil reputat esse suum nisi citharam: Apoc., ib., folio 183. a.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

Apoc. chs. xii., xiii., and xiv., and Lily of Israel, p.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

Cath., and Act., 118-21, Apoc. 121-3; all except Apoc. in the Canon; order of books, 124; character, 124-5; date, 125-7.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose