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doomsday en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
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(not-comparable) Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
The Sages chose to end the haftarah with this message of hope, in contrast to the episode's last verse with its doomsday warning that "if you persist in your wrongdoing, both you and your king shall be swept away."
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 867:
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(not-comparable) Capable of causing widespread or total destruction.
Forms
Deriveds
doomsday bomb (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday scenario (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday method (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday cult (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · Doomsday Clock (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday algorithm (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday argument (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · Domesday Book (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday event (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday machine (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · Doomsday Glacier (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday rule (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday") · doomsday weapon (Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday")
Translations (4)
de apokalyptisch (Translations) · de Untergangs- (Translations) · de Endzeit- (Translations) · es apocalíptico (Translations)
doomsday en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
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(Judaism, capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable) Judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.
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(countable, uncountable) Any day of great death and destruction; end of the world; an apocalypse.
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the memorable dates used in the doomsday rule for computing weekdays from dates.
Forms
Deriveds
doomsdate · till doomsday · doomsday device · doomsday plane · doomsday fish · doomsdayism · doomsdayer
Synonyms
end times · judgement day · eschaton · day of doom · Armageddon · apocalypse · Final Judgment
Translations (84)
kk ақырзаман (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ru су́дный день (any day of decisive judgement) · as কিয়ামত (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sl sodni dan (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sv domedag (day when God is expected to judge the world) · oc Judici Final (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sh sudnji dan (day when God is expected to judge the world) · nb dommedag (day when God is expected to judge the world) · be стра́шны суд (day when God is expected to judge the world) · pt dia do Juízo Final (day when God is expected to judge the world) · bn কেয়ামত (day when God is expected to judge the world) · el ημέρα της Κρίσεως (day when God is expected to judge the world) · nn dommedag (any day of decisive judgement) · el Δευτέρα Παρουσία (day when God is expected to judge the world) · de Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts (any day of decisive judgement) · cmn 世界末日 (day when God is expected to judge the world) · cmn 末日 (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sh суднји дан (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ba ахырызаман (day when God is expected to judge the world) · hi क़यामत (any day of decisive judgement) · mk су́ден ден (any day of decisive judgement) · fr jugement dernier (day when God is expected to judge the world) · oc Jutjament Darrièr (day when God is expected to judge the world) · uk су́дний день (day when God is expected to judge the world) · pl sąd ostateczny (day when God is expected to judge the world) · be су́дны дзень (day when God is expected to judge the world) · kk заманақыр (day when God is expected to judge the world) · enm domesday (any day of decisive judgement) · bg съ́ден ден (day when God is expected to judge the world) · fi tuomiopäivä (any day of decisive judgement) · ru день стра́шного суда́ (day when God is expected to judge the world) · fr jour du Jugement dernier (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ja 終わりの時 (day when God is expected to judge the world) · it giorno del giudizio universale (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ur قیامت (day when God is expected to judge the world) · oc jutjament final (any day of decisive judgement) · bg стра́шен съд (day when God is expected to judge the world) · he יוֹם הַדִּין (day when God is expected to judge the world) · vi ngày tận thế (day when God is expected to judge the world) · id hari kiamat (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ar يَوْم الْحِسَاب (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ru коне́ц све́та (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sq dita e Gjykimit (day when God is expected to judge the world) · it giudizio universale (day when God is expected to judge the world) · et viimnepäev (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ba ҡиәмәт көнө (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ka განკითხვის დღე (day when God is expected to judge the world) · da dommedag (day when God is expected to judge the world) · hu utolsó ítélet (day when God is expected to judge the world) · fa روز حساب (day when God is expected to judge the world) · mk су́ден ден (day when God is expected to judge the world) · nn dommedag (day when God is expected to judge the world) · nn domedag (day when God is expected to judge the world) · my တရားစီရင်မည့်နေ့ (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ja ドームズデー (day when God is expected to judge the world) · nn domedag (any day of decisive judgement) · nb dommedag (any day of decisive judgement) · sk súdny deň (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ur قیامت (any day of decisive judgement) · es día del Juicio Final (day when God is expected to judge the world) · uk страшни́й суд (day when God is expected to judge the world) · fi tuomiopäivä (day when God is expected to judge the world) · es armagedón (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ca Judici Final (day when God is expected to judge the world) · mk стра́шен суд (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ta ஊழிநாள் (day when God is expected to judge the world) · de Jüngstes Gericht (day when God is expected to judge the world) · tr kıyamet günü (day when God is expected to judge the world) · as কিয়ামত (any day of decisive judgement) · hi क़यामत (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sh страшни суд (day when God is expected to judge the world) · es apocalipsis (day when God is expected to judge the world) · de Jüngster Tag (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sq kiamet (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ka სასამართლოს დღე (any day of decisive judgement) · pl Dzień Sądu Ostatecznego (day when God is expected to judge the world) · ar يَوْم الْقِيَامَة (day when God is expected to judge the world) · cs soudný den (day when God is expected to judge the world) · da dommedag (any day of decisive judgement) · ru су́дный день (day when God is expected to judge the world) · sh strašni sud (day when God is expected to judge the world) · de Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts (day when God is expected to judge the world) · hu végítélet (day when God is expected to judge the world) · oc fin (any day of decisive judgement)