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eschatology

Definition of eschatology

noun

[mass noun]
  • the part of theology concerned with death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind: Christian hope is concerned with eschatology, or the science of last things

Derivatives

eschatological

adjective

eschatologist

noun

Origin:

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

eschatology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of eschatology in the US English dictionary
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