eschaton

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), from the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕs'kə-tŏn IPA(key): (General American) /ˈɛs.kə.tɑn/, (UK) /-tɒn/ === Noun === eschaton (plural eschatons or eschata) (Christianity, theology) The apocalypse; the arrival and the era of God’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era. (by extension) An end or fulfilment of history in general. ==== Related terms ==== eschatology === See also === millennium === Anagrams === Atcheson