Last Day
16
8.7
- noun
- Literature
:
Día del Juicio
- Over and over, as if acting under an irresistible compulsion, she relived that last day and night.
Examples
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On the last day, the sites we are looking for are unfamiliar even to the locals.
Academic text (2007) -
According to Christian belief, the last day will be when all souls are judged by God.
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On the last day of class, all members of the course completed the biology knowledge posttest.
Academic text (2007) -
American champion Johnny Weissmuller won his third gold medal for the United States - on the last day of competition.
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On the last day of September 1996, the ground beneath the glacier began to shake.
Academic text (2002) -
I wish a hundred times I had hugged Peggy the last day I saw her.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I mean, let's face it, isn't tomorrow the children's last day of school anyway?"
Fiction book (1993) -
Well, your timing couldn't be more perfect because today is the last day of February break and starting up tomorrow, you're back to school.
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Once again, the bill failed to survive passage; on the last day of the 1947 legislature, the house tabled the legislation.
Academic text (2007) -
I happened to be with Feno on the last day of the harvest as she claimed the wife's portion for herself.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
50
7.9
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
23
7.5
The last day when the world ends or everything is destroyed
19
8.8
In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death
9
7.4
The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge people at the end of the world
7
8.6
A future day when God judges people and decides if they go to heaven or hell
2
9.3
A final day when God decides each person's fate, rewarding good and punishing bad
1
6.8
Christians believe Jesus will return to earth to judge people
1
8.8
The expected return of Jesus Christ to judge the world
1
9.9
A final event in Christian belief when God ends the world
1
8.7
A future day when God judges everyone for their actions
1
9.9
The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge all people
1
9.0
A time when someone must face the results of their past actions
The day when God judges everyone and the world ends
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'last' (coming at the end) and 'day' (a day), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely infer it refers to a final or ultimate day. However, the specific Christian eschatological sense of a judgment day when God judges every person (often capitalized and used as a proper noun) is a cultural/theological meaning not fully predictable from the words alone, so some prior religious knowledge is needed.
Etymology
Last Day comes from Christian teaching about a final day when God ends the world and judges everyone. People pictured the dead rising and a clear time of decision, so Last Day means 'the day at the end of time when God judges every person'.