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1. the signal that announces the Day of Judgment.2. the end of the world; doomsday.
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crack of doom
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crack of doom — ► crack of doom a thunder peal announcing the Day of Judgement. Main Entry: ↑crack … English terms dictionary
crack of doom — n. [phr. in Macbeth, IV, i] the signal for the beginning of Judgment Day … English World dictionary
Crack of doom — The Crack of Doom is an old term used for the Christian Day of Judgement, referring in particular to the blast of trumpets signalling the end of the world in Chapter 8 of the Book of the Apocalypse. A crack had the sense of any loud noise,… … Wikipedia
crack of doom — noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives • Syn: ↑Judgment Day, ↑Judgement Day, ↑Day of Judgment, ↑Day of… … Useful english dictionary
crack of doom — a thunder peal announcing the Day of Judgement. → crack … English new terms dictionary
crack of doom — Judgment Day, day when God will judge humans for their sins … English contemporary dictionary
crack — ► NOUN 1) a narrow opening between two parts of something which has split or been broken. 2) a sudden sharp or explosive noise. 3) a sharp blow. 4) informal a joke or jibe. 5) informal an attempt to do something. 6) Irish enjoyable entertainment; … English terms dictionary
Crack — Crack, n. 1. A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass. [1913 Webster] 2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doom — I n. 1) to seal smb. s doom 2) (misc.) the crack of doom II v. (D; tr.) to doom to (he was doomed to oblivion) * * * [duːm] (misc.) the crack of doom to seal smb. s doom (D; tr.) to doom to (he was doomed to oblivion) … Combinatory dictionary
crack — /kræk / (say krak) verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound. 3. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured. 4. (of the voice) to break abruptly… …
