n.
- The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.
- 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 + -LOGY.]
eschatological es·chat'o·log'i·cal (ĭ-skăt'l-ŏj'ĭ-kəl, ĕs'kə-tə-lŏj'-) adj.eschatologically es·chat'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
eschatologist es'cha·tol'o·gist n.
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