doomsday
part of speech
noun (doomsday, Doomsday — usually uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Doomsday is the end of the world, or a day of terrible disaster. tree →
2) (Bible, church) Doomsday is an old name for the Day of Judgement, when Christians believe God will judge all people. tree →
3) (history) The Domesday Book (1086) was William the Conqueror's survey of England; the name is linked to «doomsday». tree →
4) Till doomsday means for an extremely long time. tree →
sense 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 →
- You could wait till doomsday and he still wouldn't say sorry. tree →
- Christians believe in a day of judgement, once called Doomsday. tree →
- The Domesday Book listed pigs, cows and mills in every village. tree →
- The news gave a doomsday warning about the storm, but it was only windy. tree →
- The doomsday clock is a symbol of how close the world might be to disaster. tree →
- ‘I am an evil spirit,’ said the voice, ‘shut up here till Doomsday, unless a man sets me free. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «doomsday» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.