final reckoning
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- In the end, everyone must confront their final reckoning and take responsibility for their choices.
Examples
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The final reckoning of her actions came when she faced the consequences in court.
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In four days, they will face their final reckoning.
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A final reckoning with that government should be on the table.
Academic text (2011) -
We can give all the help you need, but in the final reckoning, it is you who decides the outcome.
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In the final reckoning, the goal itself seems small in comparison to the magnitude of the problem.
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In effect, supporters believed the creation of the commission meant the final reckoning of federal responsibilities to American Indians.
Academic text (1991) -
"There must be a final reckoning between White Horse and Bear Paw," the priest had told her.
Fiction book (1992) -
So that at the end of the day, at the final reckoning, each and every one of those policyholders shall have contributed one penny.
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Your final reckoning!
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David Brooks tallies up the final reckoning of Obama's first term and does his damndest with faint praise.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
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A time when people must face the results of their wrong actions
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In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death
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A day at the end of time when God judges everyone for their actions
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A future day when God judges people and decides if they go to heaven or hell
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A final day when God decides each person's fate, rewarding good and punishing bad
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A future day when God judges everyone for their actions
The day when God judges everyone and the world ends
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'final' (last, conclusive) with 'reckoning' (a settling, judgment or accounting); together they straightforwardly indicate an ultimate time of judgment or consequence. The adjective+noun composition and parallels like 'day of reckoning' and equivalents in other languages make this sense readily inferable to a learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Final reckoning may come from old money language: a reckoning was a bill or a count, and the final reckoning was the last time to settle accounts or pay what you owed. So today final reckoning means the time someone must face the last results of their actions or 'be judged'.