eschatology

Eschatology — • A survey of the subject in various pre Christian religions and cultures, an examination of the development of eschatology in the Old Testament, brief overview of Christian teaching Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eschatology… …   Catholic encyclopedia

ESCHATOLOGY —    Eschatology is the class of theological doctrine pertaining to death and the subsequent fate of the soul, and to the ultimate fate of the world. Stories of the FAR FUTURE and the END OF THE WORLD can be categorized as eschatological, but are… …   Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia

Eschatology — Es cha*tol o*gy, n. [Gr. ? the furthest, last + logy.] The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment, and the events therewith connected. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

eschatology — 1> филос. эсхатология …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

eschatology — eschatological /es keuh tl oj i keuhl, e skat l /, adj. eschatologically, adv. eschatologist, n. /es keuh tol euh jee/, n. Theol. 1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc. 2. the …   Universalium

Eschatology — Last Things redirects here. For the C. P. Snow novel, see Strangers and Brothers. Part of a series on Eschatology …   Wikipedia

eschatology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Greek eschatos last, farthest Date: 1844 1. a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of mankind 2. a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

eschatology — сущ. рел., мет. эсхатология (религиозное учение о конечных судьбах мира и человека; различают индивидуальную эсхатологию, т. е. учение о загробной жизни единичной человеческой души, и всемирную эсхатологию, т. е. учение о цели космоса и истории и …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

eschatology — noun /ɛskəˈtɒlədʒi/ a) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death. b) The study of the end times the end of the world, notably in Christian theology the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse or the Last Judgment …   Wiktionary

eschatology — n эсхатология; учение о конце света …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии