Day Of Reckoning (Noun)
Meaning 1
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Synonyms
- Eschaton
- End Of The World
- Crack Of Doom
- Last Judgment
- Last Judgement
- Doomsday
- Day Of Judgement
- Judgment Day
- Last Day
- Day Of Judgment
- Judgement Day
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The corrupt politician's day of reckoning finally arrived when the scandal broke and he was forced to resign.
- The company's day of reckoning came when the market shifted and their outdated products were no longer in demand.
- The smoker's day of reckoning arrived when he was diagnosed with lung cancer and had to undergo a long and painful treatment.
- The city's day of reckoning came when the hurricane made landfall and caused widespread destruction and flooding.
- The athlete's day of reckoning came when he was caught doping and was stripped of his medals and banned from competition.