Jüngstes Gericht

German

Etymology

Literally, “the youngest judgment”. From the use of the superlative of jung (“young”) to mean "last, most recent", compare jüngst (“recently”). The reference point is the end of time.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Jüngstes Gericht n (strong, definite nominative das Jüngste Gericht, genitive (des) Jüngsten Gerichts or (des) Jüngsten Gerichtes, no plural)

  1. (Christianity) Last Judgment
    Synonym: Weltgericht

See also

  • Jüngster Tag
  • Tag des jüngsten Gerichts, Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts, Tag des jüngsten Gerichtes, Tag des Jüngsten Gerichtes
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