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