Doomsday (novel)
WordNet
noun
(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"
(2) (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
(3) (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
WiktionaryText
Etymology
doom + day
- Middle English domes dai; and
- Old English dōmesdæg.
Adjective
- Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction; the doomsday issue of all-out nuclear war.
- Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
- Capable of causing widespread or total destruction; doomsday weapon.
Noun
- The day when God is expected to judge the world, at the end of the world; the Day of Judgement; the day of the Last Judgment.
- Any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.