eschatology
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (eskhaton) -neuter of ἔσχατος (eskhatos, “last”)- + -logy.
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Noun [edit]
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.
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Translations [edit]
system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
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the study of the end times
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