eschaton

American  

[es-kuh-ton] / ˈɛs kəˌtɒn /

noun

1. Theology. the final age and the consummation of history, including the Last Judgment and the defeat of evil, the eternal blessedness of the righteous, and, in some traditions, the creation of a new heaven and earth.

   True peace and justice will be fully realized only at the eschaton.

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Etymology

Origin of eschaton

Coined in 1935 by theologian C. Dodd (1884–1973); from Greek éschaton, neuter of éschatos “last” ( eschatology ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

This is the eschaton through lack of access, but also through human atrophy, debility, the desuetude of critical function.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2020

It's not an objection to brevity or humour, and no sensible person really sees a new range of possible emoji as a sign of the eschaton.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2014

We are after all the eschaton that divided the Old World from the New.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2012