[es.cha.tol.o.gy] n, pl -gies [Gk eschatos last, farthest] (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 of mankind; specif: any of various Christian doctrines concerning the Second Coming, the resurrection of the dead, or the Last Judgment