eschatology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
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.

/ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ En-uk-eschatology.ogg

eschatology eschatologies

From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) + -logy.

eschaton Antichrist Apocalypse Armageddon Judgment Day Ragnarok Revelation

eschatologic eschatological eschatologically eschatologism eschatologist geo-eschatology

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