eschatology

[es-kuh-tol-uh-jee] Origin

es·cha·tol·o·gy

[es-kuh-tol-uh-jee]
noun Theology.
1.
any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.
2.
the branch of theology dealing with such matters.

Origin:
1835–45; < Greek éschato(s) last + -logy

es·cha·to·log·i·cal [es-kuh-tl-oj-i-kuhl, e-skat-l-] , adjective
es·cha·to·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
es·cha·tol·o·gist, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To ESCHATOLOGY

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Eschatology has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
Collins
World English Dictionary
eschatology (ˌɛskəˈtɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the branch of theology or biblical exegesis concerned with the end of the world
 
[C19: from Greek eskhatos last]
 
eschatological
 
adj
 
eschato'logically
 
adv
 
escha'tologist
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

eschatology
1844, from Gk. eskhatos "last, furthest, remote" (from ex "out of") + -logia "a speaking" (in a certain manner). In theology, the study of the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, hell. Related: Eschatological; eschatologically.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature