eschatology
Meaningthe study of the last things
Common meaning: doctrine of last things: death, judgement, the close of the age
- eschatfurthest, lastLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 319 · scan
- ologystudy of (Greek -logia)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek ἔσχατος ‘furthest, last’.
Roots
- ἔσχατος Greek “furthest, last”
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