"end times" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=end times}} end times pl (plural only)
  1. (Christianity) The days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah (Christ), when the world will be judged. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: End Times, end-times Related terms: Apocalypse, Armageddon, Millennium, Rapture, Second Coming, Tribulation Translations (the days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah): ахырызаман (axırızaman) (Bashkir), eindtijd [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), lopun aika (Finnish), fin des temps [feminine] (French), consommation des siècles [feminine] (French), Endzeit [feminine] (German), אחרית הימים (Hebrew), ostateczne czasy [masculine, plural] (Polish), sfârșitul lumii (Romanian), consumación de los siglos [feminine] (Spanish), kroboi (Sranan Tongo), yttersta tiden [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-end_times-en-noun-nUj35NuM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Eschatology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 20 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 52 30 18 Disambiguation of Eschatology: 63 32 5 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'the days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah': 71 27 3
  2. (Islam) The days leading to the coming of the Mahdi, the Messiah or Judgment Day. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-end_times-en-noun-jw0WkzmI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 20 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  3. (Christianity) Corresponding periods in other religious traditions. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-end_times-en-noun-4XAEamaW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 20 Topics: Christianity

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