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eschatology

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
  • General-American: /ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

1

noun

Meaning 1

A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theology, divinity

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English eschatology From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) + English -logy.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վախճանաբանություն (vaxčanabanutʻyun) — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Armenian: էսխատոլոգիա (ēsxatologia) — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Belarusian: эсхатало́гія (esxatalóhija) — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Catalan: escatologia — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Danish: eskatologi — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Dutch: eschatologie — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Finnish: eskatologia — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • French: eschatologie — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • German: Eschatologie — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Greek: εσχατολογία (eschatología) — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Icelandic: heimsslitafræði — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Indonesian: eskatologi — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Italian: escatologia — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eskatologi — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eskatologi — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Polish: eschatologia — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Portuguese: escatologia — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Romanian: escatologie — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Russian: эсхатоло́гия (esxatológija) — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Spanish: escatología — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Swedish: eskatologi — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Turkish: eskatoloji — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Ukrainian: есхатоло́гія (esxatolóhija) — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Vietnamese: thuyết mạt thế — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Vietnamese: thế mạt luận — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Vietnamese: chung thời học — system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
  • Armenian: վախճանաբանություն (vaxčanabanutʻyun) — study of the end times
  • Armenian: էսխատոլոգիա (ēsxatologia) — study of the end times
  • Belarusian: эсхатало́гія (esxatalóhija) — study of the end times
  • Catalan: escatologia — study of the end times
  • Chinese Mandarin: 末世論 /末世论 (mòshìlùn) — study of the end times
  • Chinese Mandarin: 末世學 /末世学 (mòshìxué) — study of the end times
  • Czech: eschatologie — study of the end times
  • Danish: eskatologi — study of the end times
  • Dutch: eschatologie — study of the end times
  • Finnish: eskatologia — study of the end times
  • French: eschatologie — study of the end times
  • German: Eschatologie — study of the end times
  • Greek: εσχατολογία (eschatología) — study of the end times
  • Hungarian: eszkatológia — study of the end times
  • Icelandic: heimsslitafræði — study of the end times
  • Indonesian: eskatologi — study of the end times
  • Irish: eascaiteolaíocht — study of the end times
  • Italian: escatologia — study of the end times
  • Japanese: 終末論 (shūmatsuron) — study of the end times
  • Korean: 종말론 (jongmallon) — study of the end times
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eskatologi — study of the end times
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eskatologi — study of the end times
  • Portuguese: escatologia — study of the end times
  • Russian: эсхатоло́гия (esxatológija) — study of the end times
  • Spanish: escatología — study of the end times
  • Swedish: eskatologi — study of the end times
  • Ukrainian: есхатоло́гія (esxatolóhija) — study of the end times
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