- the crack of doom
- Meaning
Origin
From Shakespeare's Macbeth
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
the crack of doom
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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 — ► 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 — 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 — 1. the signal that announces the Day of Judgment. 2. the end of the world; doomsday. * * * … Universalium
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
The Return of the King — is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings , following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers .TitleTolkien conceived of The Lord of the Rings as a single volume comprising six books plus extensive appendices … Wikipedia
Doom paintings — Some detail from a medieval doom wall painting, St Andrew s Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, 15th century … Wikipedia
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
