doomsday

Meanings

Noun

(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
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
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.

Adj

Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
Capable of causing widespread or total destruction.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

apocalypse, Armageddon, crack of doom, day of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, day of reckoning, doom, end of the world, end times, eschaton, Final Judgment, judgement day, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last Judgment

Scrabble Score: 15

doomsday is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
doomsday is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doomsday is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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