eschatology

Meaning

  1. (countable) A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
  2. (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

εσχατολογία

eskatoloji

eschatologia

eskatologya

Lehre vom Weltende und Anbruch einer neuen Welt

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton) (neuter of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”)) + -logy.

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