final reckoning
final reckoning · final reckonings
Synonym of judgement daySynonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”).
UK/ˌfaɪnl̩ ˈɹɛk(ə)nɪŋ/US/ˌfaɪn(ə)l ˈɹɛk(ə)nɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(Judaism, countable, uncountable)Synonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”).
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The act of assessing the overall merits of something.
Origin
From final + reckoning (“act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conducFrom final + reckoning (“act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conduct in life”).
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Forms
plural: final reckonings| Singular | final reckoning |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
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