eschatology
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton) (neuter of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”)) + -logy.
Pronunciation[edit]
- 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[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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