Judgment Day

noun

, Theology.

1. the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday.

Judgment Day

noun

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

Judgment Day

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 .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Judgment Day¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Their true watershed moments came in 1991 with James Cameron’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and 1993’s Steven Spielberg blockbuster “Jurassic Park.”

From Los Angeles Times

A stirring example of the immersive visual language is seen in Episode 5, “Judgment Day,” where the distant beings reveal their presence on Earth with a colossal eye in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times

He appeared as an extra in TV shows “Knots Landing” and “Saved by the Bell,” as well as the film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”

From Seattle Times

In political banners, campaign slogans and everyday conversations, South Koreans used two words to convey the high stakes of this week’s parliamentary election: “Judgment Day.”

From New York Times

At his victory speech just after 2 a.m., when the networks called Wisconsin, and thus the election for him, Trump took the stage and declared, “Judgment Day is coming for America’s enemies, and no Marxist, Harvard leftist, gender-radical, illegal, or criminal thug in our great country will be safe come January.”

From Slate