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Judgment Day

Judgment Day

19 8.8
In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt deɪ/
translation icon : juicio final
  • And you have to face God on Judgment Day.

But I believe that on the Judgement Day we'll be judged according to how we lived our lives.

Examples

  • The Christian calendar, by contrast, is linear—according to the Bible, it will end on Judgment Day.

    Academic text (2009)

  • It's Judgment Day, and it's come round at last.

    The Mist (2007)

  • But I believe that on the Judgement Day we'll be judged according to how we lived our lives.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • A local church puts up messages, and today's was, "Judgment Day is near; are you ready?"

    Blog text (5)

  • Many believers hope to be rewarded for their good deeds on Judgment Day.

  • According to the Christian faith, Judgment Day will determine the fate of every soul.

  • On Judgment Day, people will stand before God to account for their actions during their lives.

Synonyms

end of the world
vsJudgment Day
  • Formal
50 7.9

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

is the specific named day for that final divine decision
doomsday
vsJudgment Day
  • Literature
23 7.5

The last day when the world ends or everything is destroyed

focuses specifically on divine judgment and eternal destinies rather than disaster
Last Day
vsJudgment Day
  • Literature
16 8.7

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

is the widely used English label for that final judgment event
Second Coming
vsJudgment Day
9 7.4

The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge people at the end of the world

covers the same judgment but names the day rather than the return event
Day of Judgment
vsJudgment Day
7 8.6

A future day when God judges people and decides if they go to heaven or hell

is the more familiar phrase used for that same belief
Last Judgment
vsJudgment Day
  • Literature
2 9.3

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

is the same end time event expressed as the common English phrase
Second Coming of Christ
vsJudgment Day
1 6.8

Christians believe Jesus will return to earth to judge people

refers to the final judgment moment rather than the returning person
Advent
vsJudgment Day
1 8.8

The expected return of Jesus Christ to judge the world

is the event of final judgment rather than the anticipated arrival
Second Advent
vsJudgment Day
1 9.9

The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge all people

points to the final judging day itself instead of the returning action
final reckoning
vsJudgment Day
  • Literature
1 9.0

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

is the cosmic final event where God judges everyone universally
day of reckoning
vsJudgment Day
  • Literature
1 8.7

A future day when God judges everyone for their actions

is the specific future day of universal divine judgment at the world's end
crack of doom
vsJudgment Day
  • Archaic
9.9

The day when God judges everyone and the world ends

is the standard religious name rather than this idiomatic phrase

Surface Forms

Judgment Day singular
Judgement Day singular

Morphology

judgment + day

The meaning is transparently compositional: 'judgment' (a decision or assessment) + 'day' (a particular day) clearly yields 'the day when judgment occurs.' The concept is also cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'Día del Juicio'), so a B1 learner who knows the words can readily infer the eschatological sense without prior exposure.

Etymology

Judgment Day comes from old Christian stories about a final time when God acts like a judge: judgment is his decision about a person's life and day is that last moment. So, it now means 'the day at the end of the world when God will judge everyone'.