End of the world (religion)

es·cha·tol·o·gy (

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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·chato·logi·cal (

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-) adj.

es·chato·logi·cal·ly adv.

escha·tolo·gist n.

eschatology [ˌɛskəˈtɒlədʒɪ]

(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the branch of theology or biblical exegesis concerned with the end of the world

[from Greek eskhatos last]

eschatological [ˌɛskətəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj

eschatologically adv

eschatologist n

eschatology

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

See also: Theology

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Noun

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

Translations

eschatology [ˌeskəˈtɒlədʒɪ] N (Rel) → escatología f

eschatology

n → Eschatologie f

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End of the World As We Know It
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End of Time in Service
End of Time Observatory
End of Toll Trunking
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End of Tour Report
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End of Train Device
End of Train Monitor
End of Train Telemetry
End of Training
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End of Transmission
End of Transmission
End of transmission block
End of Transmission Block Character
End of Travel
End of Treatment
End of Treatment Biochemical Response
End of Treatment Virologic Response
End of TSDU mark
End of Tubing
End of Turn
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