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Etymology
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doom + day
Middle English domes dai; and
Old English d�mesdæg.
Pronunciation
/"du:mzdeI/
dooms·day
Adjective
en-adj-notcomp
- Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction; the doomsday issue of all-out nuclear war.
- Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
- Capable of causing widespread or total destruction; doomsday weapon.
Noun
en-noun|-
- The day when God is expected to judge the world, at the end of the world; the Day of Judgement; the day of the Last Judgment.
- Any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.
Translations
trans-top|day when God is expected to judge the world
Czech: soudný den m
Finnish: tuomiopäivä
German: Tag des jüngsten Gerichts
trans-mid
Spanish: dÃa del Juicio Final m
Russian: ��дн�й ден� (súdnyj d'en') m
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trans-top|any day of decisive judgement
Finnish: tuomiopäivä
German: Tag des jüngsten Gerichts
trans-mid
Russian: ��дн�й ден� (súdnyj d'en') m
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Translations to be checked
rfc-trans
ttbc|French: jour du Jugement dernier (1-3)
ttbc|Icelandic: Dómsdagur
Derived terms
doomsday bomb a hypothetical bomb capable of annihilating the world.
Domesday Book
doomsday machine
doomsday scenario
doomsday weapon
Synonyms
apocalypse
armageddon
domesday
judgement day
ragnarok
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