[es-kuh-tol-uh-jee] 
| 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. |
[es-kuh-tl-oj-i-kuh
l, e-skat-l-] , adjective | es·cha·tol·o·gy (ěs'kə-tŏl'ə-jē) n.
[Greek eskhatos, last; see eghs in Indo-European roots + -logy.] es·chat'o·log'i·cal (ĭ-skāt'l-ŏj'ĭ-kəl, ěs'kə-tə-lŏj'-) adj., es·chat'o·log'i·cal·ly adv., es'cha·tol'o·gist n. |