ESCHATOLOGY

eschatology

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eschatology (countable and uncountable, plural eschatologies)

(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.

(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse or the Last Judgment.

Source: Wiktionary


Es`cha*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]

Definition: The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment, and the events therewith connected.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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