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# doomsday

noun (doomsday, Doomsday — usually uncountable)

«doomsday» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Doomsday is the end of the world, or a day of terrible disaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#m1)
2. (Bible, church) Doomsday is an old name for the Day of Judgement, when Christians believe God will judge all people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#m2)
3. (history) The Domesday Book (1086) was William the Conqueror's survey of England; the name is linked to «doomsday». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#m3)
4. Till doomsday means for an extremely long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#m4)

### In the lessons

In films, stories and news it tells the reader of fear of a huge disaster. In history lessons the Domesday Book shows how the Normans counted land and animals. Phrases: doomsday scenario, doomsday clock, until doomsday, doomsday warnings.

### Examples

- The film was about a comet heading for Earth on doomsday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x1)
- You could wait till doomsday and he still wouldn't say sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x2)
- Christians believe in a day of judgement, once called Doomsday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x3)
- The Domesday Book listed pigs, cows and mills in every village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x4)
- The news gave a doomsday warning about the storm, but it was only windy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x5)
- The doomsday clock is a symbol of how close the world might be to disaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x6)
- ‘I am an evil spirit,’ said the voice, ‘shut up here till Doomsday, unless a man sets me free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: doomsday (end of world) vs Domesday Book (history), said the same. Many doomsday predictions have been made and none came true — a good example to check claims. Not a real date.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doomsday» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doomsday» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doomsday.html) on Mova free.