eschatology

[ es-kuh-tol-uh-jee ]

nounTheology.
  1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the afterlife, etc.

  2. the branch of theology dealing with such matters.

Origin of eschatology

1
First recorded in 1835–45; from Greek éschato(s) “last” + -logy

Other words from eschatology

  • es·cha·to·log·i·cal [es-kuh-tl-oj-i-kuhl, e-skat-l-], /ˌɛs kə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ɛˌskæt l-/, adjective
  • es·cha·tol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for eschatology

eschatology

/ (ˌɛskəˈtɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. the branch of theology or biblical exegesis concerned with the end of the world

Origin of eschatology

1
C19: from Greek eskhatos last

Derived forms of eschatology

  • eschatological (ˌɛskətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
  • eschatologically, adverb
  • eschatologist, noun

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