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Last Things

plural noun

the subjects of eschatology: the second coming of Christ, the end of history, and the final destiny of the individual and humankind as a whole.

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Origin of Last Things

First recorded in 1470–80

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019