eschatology
/ˌɛskəˈtɑlədʒi/
noun
- The part of theology or religious belief that deals with the final events of history, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity.
- The professor's lecture on Christian eschatology covered the Book of Revelation.
- Many religions have an eschatology that describes a final judgment day.
- Some people study eschatology to understand prophecies about the future.
- A set of beliefs or predictions about the end of the world or the final outcome of a process.
- The movie presented a dark eschatology where robots take over the planet.
- Environmental activists sometimes speak of a secular eschatology involving climate collapse.
- The novel's eschatology imagined a peaceful end to human civilization.