eschatology
/ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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!"
- "Eschatology and proleptics aside, I think this is a really stupid way to read a mystery novel."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- British English: /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/