doomsday

Betekenis

Noun

1. The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
2. Judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.
3. Any day of great death and destruction; end of the world; an apocalypse.
4. Any of the memorable dates used in the doomsday rule for computing weekdays from dates.

Adj

1. Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
2. Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
3. Capable of causing widespread or total destruction.

Met koppelteken als

dooms‧day

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈduːmz.deɪ/

Etymologie

From Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom (“judgment”) + dæg (“day”). Equivalent to doom + -s- + day. Possibly influenced by Latin domus dei (“house of God”).

Zinnen

For computer use , the following formulas for the doomsday of a year are convenient .

Voor computergebruik zijn de volgende formules voor de doomsday van een jaar handig.