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es|cha|tol|o|gy
es|cha|tol|o|gy «EHS kuh TOL uh jee», noun.
1. a doctrine of the last or final things, especially death, judgment, heaven, and hell: »

Every eschatology, Brandon concludes, is an effort by man to provide himself with “spiritual security” against the passage of time (Time).

2. the branch of theology dealing with these doctrines.
[< Greek éschatos last, final + English -logy]

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