Source : WordNet®
day of reckoning
n 1: (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 [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement
Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday},
{Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
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"
[syn: {doom}, {doomsday}, {end of the world}]