final reckoning
"Final reckoning" refers to the ultimate assessment or judgment, often in a religious context but also in general evaluations.
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Definition
C1Religion
(formal)The ultimate judgment of all people by a divine power, where each person is rewarded or punished based on their actions.
Example
- In many religious texts, the final reckoning is described as a day of ultimate judgment.
B2General
(figurative)The decisive conclusion or outcome of a series of actions or events.
Example
- The final reckoning of the project showed both its successes and its failures.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "final reckoning":
day of reckoningfinal actfinal accountfinal curtainlast word