See Also: eschatology(medicine)
eschatology(dictionary)
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eschatology (iou)



eschatology noun. M19.
[from Greek eskhatos last + -OLOGY.]
The branch of theology that deals with the four last things (death, judgement, heaven, and hell) and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind; a doctrine or belief about the second coming or the kingdom of God.
realized eschatology: see REALIZE 1.
,eschato'logical adjective M19.
,eschato'logically adverb in relation to eschatology E20.
eschatologist noun L19.
eschatologize verb trans. give an eschatological character to E20.