Meanings
nouneschatology (countable and uncountable, plural eschatologies)
plural eschatologies
- countableA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
These final pages are as deeply pleasureful as they are moving. Their comic eschatologies are consistent with the spirit that informs all of “Ada,” the spirit that is underscored by the last syllable in Ada's name when it is pronounced correctly in “the Russian way with two deep, dark ‘a’s” — da!
1969 May 4, Alfred Appel Jr, “Ada; Or Ardor: A Family Chronicle”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - uncountableThe 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.
Eschatology and proleptics aside, I think this is a really stupid way to read a mystery novel.
2001, Mark Allan Powell, Chasing the Eastern Star, page 18
Origin
- Ancient Greekἔσχατος (éskhatos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englisheschatology
From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) + English -logy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan escatologia, escatologia
- escatologiasystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- escatologiastudy of the end times
Chinese Mandarin 末世論 /末世论, 末世學 /末世学
- 末世論 /末世论 (mòshìlùn)study of the end times
- 末世學 /末世学 (mòshìxué)study of the end times
Czech eschatologie
- eschatologiestudy of the end times
Danish eskatologi, eskatologi
- eskatologisystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eskatologistudy of the end times
Dutch eschatologie, eschatologie
- eschatologiesystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eschatologiestudy of the end times
Finnish eskatologia, eskatologia
- eskatologiasystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eskatologiastudy of the end times
French eschatologie, eschatologie
- eschatologiesystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eschatologiestudy of the end times
German Eschatologie, Eschatologie
- Eschatologiesystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- Eschatologiestudy of the end times
Greek εσχατολογία, εσχατολογία
- εσχατολογία (eschatología)system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- εσχατολογία (eschatología)study of the end times
Hungarian eszkatológia
- eszkatológiastudy of the end times
Icelandic heimsslitafræði, heimsslitafræði
- heimsslitafræðisystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- heimsslitafræðistudy of the end times
Indonesian eskatologi, eskatologi
- eskatologisystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eskatologistudy of the end times
Irish eascaiteolaíocht
- eascaiteolaíochtstudy of the end times
Italian escatologia, escatologia
- escatologiasystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- escatologiastudy of the end times
Japanese 終末論
- 終末論 (shūmatsuron)study of the end times
Korean 종말론
- 종말론 (jongmallon)study of the end times
Norwegian Bokmål eskatologi, eskatologi
- eskatologisystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eskatologistudy of the end times
Polish eschatologia
- eschatologiasystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
Portuguese escatologia, escatologia
- escatologiasystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- escatologiastudy of the end times
Romanian escatologie
- escatologiesystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
Russian эсхатоло́гия, эсхатоло́гия
- эсхатоло́гия (esxatológija)system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- эсхатоло́гия (esxatológija)study of the end times
Spanish escatología, escatología
- escatologíasystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- escatologíastudy of the end times
Swedish eskatologi, eskatologi
- eskatologisystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- eskatologistudy of the end times
Turkish eskatoloji
- eskatolojisystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
Ukrainian есхатоло́гія, есхатоло́гія
- есхатоло́гія (esxatolóhija)system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- есхатоло́гія (esxatolóhija)study of the end times
Vietnamese thuyết mạt thế, thế mạt luận
- thuyết mạt thếsystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- thế mạt luậnsystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
- chung thời họcsystem of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with eschatology
technologypsychologybiologymethodologyecologypathologypharmacologytheologyastrologygeologyanthropologyarchaeologymythologyradiologytopologyanthologynanotechnologyideologyneurologycardiologydermatologymorphologyontologyapology
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
eschatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eschatology
MLA
“eschatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eschatology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eschatology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eschatology.
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