Doom word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "doom" word

[noun] an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"
[verb] decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
[verb] pronounce a sentence on, in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

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\Doom\, n. [As. d?m; akin to OS. d?m, OHG. tuom, Dan. & Sw. dom, Icel. d?mr, Goth. d?ms, Gr. ? law; fr. the root of E. do, v. t. ?. See {Do}, v. t., and cf. {Deem}, {-dom}.] 1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens. --J. R. Green. Now against himself he sounds this doom. --Shak. 2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty. Ere Hector meets his doom. --Pope. And homely household task shall be her doom. --Dryden. 3. Ruin; death. This is the day of doom for Bassianus. --Shak. 4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision. [Obs.] And there he learned of things and haps to come, To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom. --Fairfax. Syn: Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot; ruin; destruction.
\Doom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dooming}.] 1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death. Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. --Dryden. 3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? --Shak. 4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England] --J. Pickering. 5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. --Macaulay.

Synonyms for doom

condemn, day of reckoning, designate, destine, doomsday, fate, sentence

Related terms: action, censure, condemn, consign to hell, deathblow, demise, denunciate, destine, doomsday, envenom, epilogue, excommunication, finale, find guilty, finis, harm, inevitability, judgment, last words, leaving life, order, parting, pass sentence, proscribe, release, shades of death, shadow of death, sleep, taint, will of Heaven

The fun area, different aproach to word »doom«

Let's analyse "doom" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: MOOD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. --- --- --

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: doom: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: doom: 4 + 6 + 6 + 4 = 20, reduced: 2, and the final result is Two.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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