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eschatology

Syllabification: (es·cha·tol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /ˌeskəˈtäləjē/
Definition of eschatology

noun

  • the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

Derivatives

eschatological

adjective

eschatologist

Pronunciation: /-jist/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek eskhatos 'last' + -logy

eschatology in other Oxford dictionaries

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