eschatology

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧cha‧to‧lo‧gy (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi === Noun === eschatology (countable and uncountable, plural eschatologies) (countable) A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death. (uncountable) The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eschaton ==== Translations ==== === See also ===