Jüngstes Gericht
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Jüngstes Gericht n (strong, definite nominative das Jüngste Gericht, genitive (des) Jüngsten Gerichts or (des) Jüngsten Gerichtes, no plural)
- (Christianity) Last Judgment
- Synonym: Weltgericht