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

Related forms:
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
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es·cha·tol·o·gy   (ěs'kə-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  

  1. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind.

  2. 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; 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.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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