apocalyptist
Americannoun
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a writer of apocalyptic literature.
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a person who adheres to the teachings of apocalyptic literature concerning the signs and events preceding the end of the world.
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a person who holds to any teachings that predict a catastrophic end to the world.
Etymology
Origin of apocalyptist
First recorded in 1825–35; apocalypt(ic) + -ist
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Still the Midrash maintains that Daniel, or the person writing in his name, was no prophet, like Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, but a man of visions, an apocalyptist.
From The Canon of the Bible by Samuel Davidson
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