End Of The World (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(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.
Examples
- The preacher's sermon dwelled on the end_of_the_world, warning his congregation to repent and seek salvation before Judgment Day.
- Many Christians believe that the end_of_the_world will be marked by a final confrontation between Jesus Christ and the Antichrist.
- The Book of Revelation is often cited as a prophetic guide to the events that will unfold at the end_of_the_world.
- Some theologians interpret the end_of_the_world as a symbolic representation of the end of human history, rather than a literal event.
- As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, Joe couldn't help but think about the possibility of the end_of_the_world in the face of growing nuclear tensions.
Synonyms
- Eschaton
- Day Of Reckoning
- Crack Of Doom
- Last Judgment
- Last Judgement
- Doomsday
- Day Of Judgement
- Judgment Day
- Last Day
- Day Of Judgment
- Judgement Day