Phrase guide

day of reckoning

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The final and eternal judgment by God of all nations; Final Judgment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any time or event at which responsibility will be assigned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an unpleasant or disastrous destiny

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
  • that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doom, doomsday, end of the world

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: destiny, fate

4

noun

Meaning 4

(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Judgment Day, Judgement Day, Day of Judgment, Day of Judgement, Doomsday, Last Judgment, Last Judgement, Last Day, eschaton, crack of doom, end of the world

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: day

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tuomiopäivä — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Finnish: tilinteon päivä — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • French: jour du Jugement — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • German: Tag der Abrechnung — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Irish: lá an chuntais — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Italian: resa dei conti — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Italian: giorno della resa dei conti — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Italian: giorno del giudizio — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Russian: час распла́ты (čas raspláty) — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Russian: су́дный день (súdnyj denʹ) — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Scottish Gaelic: latha dubh — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Scottish Gaelic: latha a' chunntais — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Scottish Gaelic: latha a' choin duibh — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Swedish: räkenskapens dag — the final and eternal judgment by God
  • Turkish: Hesap Günü — the final and eternal judgment by God