doom

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Doomed p. pr. & vb. n. Dooming. ] 1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [ New England ] J. Pickering. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A penalty or fine for neglect. [ Local, New England ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of condemnation or destructive power. [ R. ] “That doomful deluge.” Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Ar. daum, dūm: cf. F. doume. ] (Bot.) A species of palm tree (Hyphæne Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [ Written also doum palm. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. d&unr_;mes dāg. See Doom, and Day. ] 1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. “My body's doomsday.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The day of the final judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

I could not tell till doomsday. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Doomsday Book. See Domesday Book. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Doom + man. ] A judge; an umpire. [ Obs. ] Hampole. [ 1913 Webster ]