"final reckoning" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfaɪnl̩ ˈɹɛk(ə)nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfaɪn(ə)l ˈɹɛk(ə)nɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-final reckoning.oga Forms: final reckonings [plural]
Etymology: From final + reckoning (“act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conduct in life”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-|*dʰeygʷ-|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{compound|en|final|reckoning|notext=1|t2=act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conduct in life|type=endocentric}} final + reckoning (“act or occasion of accounting to God after death for one’s conduct in life”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} final reckoning (countable and uncountable, plural final reckonings)
  1. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Synonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”) Tags: Judaism, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Islam, Judaism Synonyms: apocalypse, Armageddon, day of judgment, doomsday, Final Judgment, Last Judgment, judgement day [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-final_reckoning-en-noun-I6xYz6PF Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 94 6 Topics: Christianity, Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (figurative) The act of assessing the overall merits of something. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (act of assessing the overall merits of something): tilinteko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-final_reckoning-en-noun-Bt4NqyFb Disambiguation of 'act of assessing the overall merits of something': 9 91

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