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Day of Judgment

Day of Judgment

7 8.6
A future day when God judges people and decides if they go to heaven or hell
  • noun
  • /deɪ ʌv ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
translation icon : Día del Juicio
  • As you will answer at the dreadful day of judgment.

It's just we're stuck in the day of judgement and we're trapped.

Examples

  • But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The Day of Judgment has arrived.

    The Big Fisherman (1959)

  • The day of judgment is finally upon us.

    The Batman (2022)

  • The day of judgment is here.

    Killing Jesus (2015)

  • This is the Lord's day of judgment.

    Red State (2011)

  • "On the Day of Judgment, the rich will get screwed," I answered.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The Day of Judgment is irrefutable.

    The Fountain (2006)

  • It is said, on the Day of Judgment, gold becomes hot iron.

    The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)

  • Jesus will one day come back and destroy Christianity by breaking the cross, and on the Day of Judgment, he will be a witness against them.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many believe that on the day of judgment, everyone will face the consequences of their actions.

Synonyms

end of the world
vsDay of Judgment
  • Formal
50 7.9

The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate

frames the same occurrence specifically as the future day of final judgment
doomsday
vsDay of Judgment
  • Literature
23 7.5

The last day when the world ends or everything is destroyed

means the religious future judgment day rather than general disaster times
Judgment Day
vsDay of Judgment
19 8.8

In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death

emphasizes that this day often follows a final battle between good and evil
Last Day
vsDay of Judgment
  • Literature
16 8.7

A day at the end of time when God judges everyone for their actions

mentions this judgment as occurring after a final good versus evil battle
Last Judgment
vsDay of Judgment
  • Literature
2 9.3

A final day when God decides each person's fate, rewarding good and punishing bad

speaks more generally about deciding eternal fate according to deeds
day of reckoning
vsDay of Judgment
  • Literature
1 8.7

A future day when God judges everyone for their actions

refers specifically to the future world-ending day judged by God, not personal moments
final reckoning
vsDay of Judgment
  • Literature
1 9.0

A time when someone must face the results of their past actions

is about the specific future cosmic judgment for all people rather than personal cases
crack of doom
vsDay of Judgment
  • Archaic
9.9

The day when God judges everyone and the world ends

focuses on the event as a theological future day with battle imagery

Surface Forms

Day of Judgment singular
Days of Judgment plural

Morphology

day + of + judgment

The phrase literally combines 'day' and 'judgment' so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a day when judgment takes place (i.e. a time when people are judged). This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so the core meaning is predictable to a B1 learner even if specific theological details require extra cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Day of Judgment comes from religious stories of a last day when people stand before God like in a court to receive judgment. That's why it now means a time when someone is finally 'judged' for their actions.