Eschatology
WordNet
noun
(1) The branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From -neuter of - + -logy.
Noun
- System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Judeo-Christian theology the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse or the Last Judgment.