doomsday
Pronunciation: /ˈduːmz.deɪ/
The English word “doomsday” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
- Judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.
- Any day of great death and destruction; end of the world; an apocalypse.
- Any of the memorable dates used in the doomsday rule for computing weekdays from dates.
adjective
- Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
- Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
- Capable of causing widespread or total destruction.
Etymology
From Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom (“judgment”) + dæg (“day”). Equivalent to doom + -s- + day. Compare Old Norse dómsdagr (“judgement day, doomsday”).
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