"last trump" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-last trump.ogg 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). 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 95 5 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of "moment of God's final judgment": 100 0
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A time that will never come; forever. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-last_trump-en-noun-bQXdZ9K7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: last trumpet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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