doomsday

Noun

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

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
2. (not-comparable) Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
3. (not-comparable) Capable of causing widespread or total destruction.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈduːmz.deɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: domes

Inherited from Old English: dom

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”).

Synonyms

end of the world

day of reckoning

judgement day

Judgement Day

eschaton

Day of Judgement

Judgment Day

the end of the world

doom

crack of doom

Last Day

Last Judgment

Last Judgement

great account

dies irae

Doomsday

Day of Judgment

wrack

wreck

Armageddon

doomday

ruin

chaos

desolation

destiny

destruction

devastation

disaster

domesday

fall

havoc

last day

last judgement

rack

ravage

calamity

ruination

shipwreck

Sentences

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

The village is listed in the Doomsday Book as 'Weledene', in the Colby Hundred .