eschatology

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WOTD – 15 April 2012

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.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death

Armenian: վախճանաբանություն (hy) (vaxčanabanutʿyun), էսխատոլոգիա (hy) (ēsxatologia)
Belarusian: эсхатало́гія f (esxatalóhija)
Catalan: escatologia f
Danish: eskatologi c
Dutch: eschatologie (nl) f
French: eschatologie (fr) f
German: Eschatologie (de) f
Greek: εσχατολογία (el) f (eschatología)
Icelandic: heimsslitafræði f
Indonesian: eskatologi (id)
Italian: escatologia (it) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: eskatologi m

Nynorsk: eskatologi m
Polish: eschatologia (pl) f
Portuguese: escatologia (pt) f
Romanian: escatologie (ro) f
Russian: эсхатоло́гия (ru) f (esxatológija)
Spanish: escatología (es) f
Swedish: eskatologi (sv) c
Turkish: eskatoloji
Ukrainian: есхатоло́гія f (esxatolóhija)
Vietnamese: thuyết mạt thế, thế mạt luận, chung thời học

the study of the end times

Armenian: վախճանաբանություն (hy) (vaxčanabanutʿyun), էսխատոլոգիա (hy) (ēsxatologia)
Belarusian: эсхатало́гія f (esxatalóhija)
Catalan: escatologia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 末世論, 末世论 (mòshìlùn), 末世學, 末世学 (mòshìxué)
Czech: eschatologie f
Danish: eskatologi c
Dutch: eschatologie (nl) f
Finnish: eskatologia (fi)
French: eschatologie (fr) f
German: Eschatologie (de) f
Greek: εσχατολογία (el) f (eschatología)
Hungarian: eszkatológia (hu)
Icelandic: heimsslitafræði f
Indonesian: eskatologi (id)
Irish: eascaiteolaíocht f
Italian: escatologia (it) f
Japanese: 終末論 (しゅうまつろん, shūmatsuron)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: eskatologi m

Nynorsk: eskatologi m
Portuguese: escatologia (pt) f
Russian: эсхатоло́гия (ru) f (esxatológija)
Spanish: escatología (es) f
Swedish: eskatologi (sv)
Ukrainian: есхатоло́гія f (esxatolóhija)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 종말론 (ko) (jongmallon) (jongmallon)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} eschatologia f
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} escatologie (ro) f
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} eskatologi (sv)