doomsday
1. [ noun ] (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
Synonyms: Judgement_Day Day_of_Judgement Day_of_Judgment Last_Judgment Last_Judgement Last_Day Judgment_Day
Related terms: day
2. [ noun ] (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
Synonyms: judgement_day crack_of_doom day_of_judgment end_of_the_world day_of_judgement judgment_day last_day last_judgement last_judgment day_of_reckoning
Related terms: day New_Testament
3. [ noun ] an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
Synonyms: doom end_of_the_world day_of_reckoning
Examples:

"everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it" "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"

Related terms: destiny doom
Similar spelling:   domestic