doomsday
Betekenis (English)
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- 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.
Concepten
Synonyms
Judgement Day
Day of Judgement
Judgment Day
the end of the world
Last Day
Last Judgement
great account
dies irae
Doomsday
Day of Judgment
doomday
domesday
last day
last judgement
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
dooms‧day
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈduːmz.deɪ/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
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”).
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