"eschaton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛs.kə.tɑn/ [US], /-tɒn/ [US] Forms: eschatons [plural], eschata [plural]
enPR: ĕs'kə-tŏn [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), from the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|grc|ἔσχατον||last thing|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), {{bor+|en|grc|ἔσχατον||last thing}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), {{m|grc|ἔσχατος||last}} ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|eschata}} eschaton (plural eschatons or eschata)
  1. (Christianity, theology) The apocalypse; the arrival and the era of God’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era. Categories (topical): Christianity, Theology
    Sense id: en-eschaton-en-noun-B1vwS4KQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Eschatology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Eschatology: 69 31 Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
  2. (by extension) An end or fulfilment of history in general. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-eschaton-en-noun-ti5EGb5T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eschatology, millennium

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