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judgment day

noun

Definition of judgment day

1 capitalized J&D : the day of God's judgment of humankind at the end of the world according to various theologies
2 : a day of final judgment

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The religious group that quietly operates the paper believes in an upcoming judgment day that will send communists to hell, and says that Trump is helping accelerate that timeline. NBC News, "The Epoch Times begins hiding its connection to a huge pro-Trump ad buy on Facebook," 22 Aug. 2019 There’s trouble on the way/Get a dog and pony for judgment day. Alex Gale, Billboard, "Beck on Besting Beyonce at the Grammys, Rappers Like Lil Yachty and His Happy New Album," 19 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of judgment day

1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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