eschatology: Meaning and Definition of

es•cha•tol•o•gy

Pronunciation: (es"ku-tol'u-jē), [key]
— n. Theol.
  1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.
  2. the branch of theology dealing with such matters.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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