doomsday

Meaning

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.

Concepts

doomsday

judgement day

day of reckoning

end of the world

Judgement Day

the end of the world

doom

Day of Judgement

Judgment Day

eschaton

Day of Judgment

Doomsday

Last Day

Last Judgement

Last Judgment

crack of doom

dies irae

great account

domesday

Armageddon

doomday

chaos

last judgement

last day

calamity

desolation

destruction

devastation

disaster

fall

havoc

rack

ravage

ruin

ruination

shipwreck

wrack

wreck

destiny

Hyphenated as

dooms‧day

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈduːmz.deɪ/

Etymology

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”).

Sentences

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