the last trump
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The final end of all things earthly; the Day of Judgment. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. — 1 Cor. xv, 51, 52.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the last trump” mean?
The final end of all things earthly; the Day of Judgment. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. — 1 Cor. xv, 51, 52.
Is “the last trump” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.