crack of doom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The signal for the final dissolution of all things by God; the last trump; the end of the world.

Word forms

crack of doom the crack of doom

Etymology

Referring to a loud noise, as in “crack of thunder”, suggested in Revelation 6:1 and 8:5.

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