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eschatologist

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es·cha·tol·o·gy  (sk-tl-j)
n.
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 (-sktl-j-kl, sk-t-lj-) adj.
es·chato·logi·cal·ly adv.
escha·tolo·gist n.
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Noun1.eschatologist - a theologian who specializes in eschatology
theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
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