eschatology

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.

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[Greek eskhatos, last; see eghs in Indo-European roots + -logy.]

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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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eschatology [ess-cat-tol-a-jee]

Noun

the branch of theology concerned with the end of the world [Greek eskhatos last]

eschatological adj

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eschatology

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

See also: End of the World

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

See also: Theology

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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