eschatology
Syllables: es·cha·to·lo·gy/ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
eschatology noun: a system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
Noun
eschatology (countable and uncountable, plural eschatologies)
- A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- These final pages are as deeply pleasureful as they are moving. Their comic eschatologies are consistent with the spirit that informs all of “Ada,” the spirit that is underscored by the last syllable in Ada's name when it is pronounced correctly in “the Russian way with two deep, dark ‘a’s” — da!1969 May 4, Alfred Appel Jr, “Ada; Or Ardor: A Family Chronicle”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
- Eschatology and proleptics aside, I think this is a really stupid way to read a mystery novel.2001, Mark Allan Powell, Chasing the Eastern Star, page 18
eschatology meaning in Bengali, Indonesian and Vietnamese
eschatology in Bengali
- ধর্মতত্ত্বের শাখা যা মৃত্যু, বিচার
eschatology in Indonesian
- system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eskatologi
- study of the end times
- eskatologi
eschatology in Vietnamese
- system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- thuyết mạt thế, thế mạt luận, chung thời học
Forms of eschatology
| plural | eschatologies |
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Origin of eschatology
From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) + English -logy.
Words formed from eschatology
Words that rhyme with eschatology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about eschatology
- What does eschatology mean?
- Eschatology means a system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- What is eschatology in Bengali?
- Eschatology in Bengali is ধর্মতত্ত্বের শাখা যা মৃত্যু, বিচার. See Eschatology meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is eschatology?
- Eschatology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce eschatology?
- Eschatology is pronounced /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of eschatology?
- The plural of eschatology is eschatologies.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: eschatology (page history and authors); eschatology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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