eschaton

末世

发音

US /ˈɛs.kə.tɑn/
UK /-tɒn/

词形变化

eschata eschatons 复数 eschatons eschata 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.

    宗教

    Near-synonyms: Revelation, Armageddon

  2. 2.

    An end or fulfilment of history in general.

    引申义

    immanentize the eschaton

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

doomsday crack of doom day of judgement day of judgment day of reckoning end of the world judgement day judgment day

上位词 1

day

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), from the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”).

来源：wiktionary