day of judgment

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The final day of divine reckoning: "Day of Judgment" refers to the prophesied future occasion in Christian eschatology when God will judge all humanity, assessing each individual's earthly life to determine their eternal fate.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Many believers live virtuous lives in anticipation of the Day of Judgment.
    • The sermon focused on the solemnity and inevitability of the Day of Judgment.
Advanced Usage
  • "to face the Day of Judgment": to be subject to this final divine assessment.
    • Every soul must one day face the Day of Judgment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Day of Judgement: An alternative, more common British English spelling.
  • Judgment Day: A synonymous term with the same meaning.
  • The Last Judgment: Often used in artistic and theological contexts to describe the same event.
Synonyms
  • Doomsday: Often implies a sense of catastrophic end, but can be synonymous in a religious context.
  • The End Times: A broader period that culminates in the judgment.
Related Phrases
  • Day of Reckoning: A more general phrase for a time of ultimate accountability, often used in secular contexts.
Noun
  1. (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives