Judgment Day

American  

noun

Theology.

1. the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday.

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Judgment Day British  

noun

1. Also called: Day of Judgment.  the occasion of the Last (or General) Judgment by God at the end of the world See Last Judgment

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Judgment Day Cultural  

1. In the New Testament, the day at the end of time. According to the Gospels and the Book of Revelation, on this day the Earth and the sky will be in an uproar, the dead will rise from their graves, and Jesus will return to judge all the living and the dead. In judging their conduct, he will consider the deeds people do to each other, both good and bad, as if they had been done to him. (See Second Coming.)

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Etymology

Origin of Judgment Day

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Special Prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey gave a glimpse into the Alec Baldwin criminal proceedings, saying his judgment day was coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

And as the clock ticks towards Harris’s first judgment day as owner, that should be cause for concern.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

“Whose side are you on?” he would bellow in his fiery stump speech, like it was judgment day.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2018

He also exploits Western guilt, pointedly reminding governments that they abandoned Rwanda on its judgment day; some of his biggest fans, like Bill Clinton, have become teary with regret.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2013

The faintly lit hatchway lay in the dark of the yard like a grave yawning at judgment day in some old apocalyptic painting.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy