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es·cha·tol·o·gy

(ĕs′kə-tŏl′ə-jē)

1. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.

2. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.

[Greek eskhatos, last; see eghs in Indo-European roots + -logy.]

es·chat′o·log′i·cal (ĭ-skăt′l-ŏj′ĭ-kəl, ĕs′kə-tə-lŏj′-) adj.

es·chat′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

es′cha·tol′o·gist n.

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eschatology

(ˌɛskəˈtɒlədʒɪ)

(Theology) the branch of theology or biblical exegesis concerned with the end of the world

[C19: from Greek eskhatos last]

eschatological, ˌeschatoˈlogic adj

ˌeschatoˈlogically adv

ˌeschaˈtologist n

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es•cha•tol•o•gy

(ˌɛs kəˈtɒl ə dʒi)

n.

1. any system of religious doctrines concerning last or final matters, as death, judgment, or an afterlife.

2. the branch of theology dealing with such matters.

[1835–45; < Greek éschato(s) last + -logy]

es•cha•to•log•i•cal (ˌɛs kə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ɛˌskæt l-) adj.

es`cha•to•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

es`cha•tol′o•gist, n.

eschatology

Theology. any set of doctrines concerning flnal matters, as death, the judgment, afterlife, etc. — eschatological, adj. — eschatologist, n.

eschatology

The branch of theology that deals with the end of the world.

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eschatology - the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind

theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

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eschatologie

eskatologia

eschatologie

eschatology

[ˌeskəˈtɒlədʒɪ] N (Rel) → escatología f

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eschatology

n → Eschatologie f

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