noun
eschaton
Eschaton (noun) means (religion) The end of the world, especially as described in Christian belief.
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1
(religion) The end of the world, especially as described in Christian belief.
"Without these sayings, the textual basis for saying Jesus expected an imminent eschaton becomes very slender."
— Marcus J. Borg, Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship (1994)
2
A final point at which history reaches its completion.
"From predictions of an imminent technological eschaton to theologically inflected ideas of human perfectibility achieved through technological means, there is ample warrant to see transhumanism as culturally other."
— J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Introduction: Technology, Utopianism and Eschatology (2016)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, "last thing"), the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, "last").
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What is the meaning of eschaton?
"eschaton" (noun) means (religion) The end of the world, especially as described in Christian belief.
What is another word for eschaton?
Other words for "eschaton" include Doomsday.
What are the different meanings of eschaton?
"eschaton" has 2 main meanings: 1. (religion) The end of the world, especially as described in Christian belief; 2. A final point at which history reaches its completion.
