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noun
The apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
Synonyms: end times, end of days, Revelation, Armageddon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An end or fulfilment of history in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Synonyms: end of history
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Judgment Day, Judgement Day, Day of Judgment, Day of Judgement, Doomsday, Last Judgment, Last Judgement, Last Day, day of reckoning, crack of doom, end of the world
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: day
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), from the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”).
