eschatology
Meaning
- (countable) A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- (uncountable) The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton) (neuter of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”)) + -logy.
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