eschatology

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Pronunciation

/ˌɛskəˈtɒlədʒi/(es-kuh-TOL-uh-jee)

Part of speech

nounformal/theology

Chinese

末世论（关于死亡、审判、终极命运的学说）

Definition

The branch of theology or philosophy concerned with the final events of history, death, judgment, and the ultimate destiny of humanity.

Word family

  • eschatological/ˌɛskətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/(adj)末世论的

Collocations

  • Christian eschatology
  • eschatological vision
  • eschatological anxiety
  • eschatology of hope

Examples

  1. 1.The Book of Revelation is the primary source for Christian eschatology. (end-times theology)
  2. 2.Climate change has introduced a secular eschatology — a fear of civilizational collapse without divine narrative. (end-of-world thinking)

Synonyms

  • apocalypticism /əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪzəm/ (belief in imminent catastrophic end) — eschatology is broader and more academic

Etymology

from Greek "eskhatos" (last, furthest) + "logos" (study) — the study of last things