eschatological

American  

[es-kuh-tl-oj-i-kuhl, e-skat-l-] / ˌɛs kə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ɛˌskæt l- /

adjective

1. Theology. having to do with eschatology, a system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death, the Judgment, the afterlife, etc..

   This scenario stems from a perception of the world as morally imperfect, and a desire for its eschatological redemption.

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Other Word Forms

• eschatologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of eschatological

eschatolog(y) + -ical ( def. )

Example Sentences

They generally held that the system and its systemic evils should be immediately overthrown, and welcomed the Civil War as a type of eschatological event.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

Whorisky and her designers have played up these eschatological hints with bold surrealistic touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

There are variations to eschatological beliefs, depending on sect and individual belief.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2022

The work’s eschatological tone finds an echo in Alfredo Jaar’s taut video account, replete with special effects, of the 2020 police attack on demonstrators in Washington D.C.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

Human ethics and a supernatural ethics of an eschatological sort cannot be dovetailed together.

From The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance by Sellars, Roy Wood