eschatology
English
WOTD – 15 April 2012
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton) (neuter of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”)) + -logy.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧cha‧to‧lo‧gy
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
eschatology (countable and uncountable, plural eschatologies)
- (countable) 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.
Derived terms
Translations
system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
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the study of the end times
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