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 approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era. Synonyms: end times, end of days Coordinate terms: millennium, Millennium (predicted to come afterward) Near-synonyms: Revelation, Armageddon (by extension) An end or fulfilment of history in general. Synonym: end of history Coordinate terms: millennium, Millennium, new age, New Age (predicted to come afterward) immanentize the eschaton ==== Related terms ==== eschatology ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === Atcheson