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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.
Related forms
es·cha·to·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
es·cha·tol·o·gist, noun
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Eschatological
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Both are eschatological battles for the life principle against the forces of death.
- Those words give the show a mysteriously eschatological spin.
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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.
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