"last trump" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-last trump.ogg [Australia] Forms: last trumps [plural]
Etymology: From the Bible, Paul's first letter to the Corinthians: "We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump" (1 Corinthians 15:52, KJV), referring to the last of seven trumpets to be sounded at the Last Judgement. The term used for the instrument in the original Koine Greek is σάλπιγξ (sálpinx), often translated as “war-trumpet”, but not resembling the modern instrument (see Seven trumpets on Wikipedia). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|σάλπιγξ}} σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) Head templates: {{en-noun}} last trump (plural last trumps)
  1. (Christianity) The moment of God's final judgement on Earth. Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (moment of God's final judgment): letzte Posaune [feminine] (German), صفیر واپسین (safir-e vâpasin) (Persian), última trombeta [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-last_trump-en-noun-LUGm0PaS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of "moment of God's final judgment": 100 0
  2. (by extension) A time that will never come; forever. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-last_trump-en-noun-bQXdZ9K7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: last trumpet

Inflected forms

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