Eschaton
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<h3>Etymology[<a title="Edit section: Etymology" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=eschaton&action=edit&section=2">edit</a>]</h3>
<p>From <a title="w:Ancient Greek language" class="extiw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language">Ancient Greek</a> <i class="polytonic mention" lang="grc" xml:lang="grc"><a title="ἔσχατον" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%94%CF%83%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD#Ancient_Greek">ἔσχατον</a></i> (éskhaton), neuter singular of <i class="polytonic mention" lang="grc" xml:lang="grc"><a title="ἔσχατος" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%94%CF%83%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek">ἔσχατος</a></i> (éskhatos, “last”).</p>
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<p><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en" xml:lang="en">eschaton</strong> (<i><a title="Appendix:Glossary" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#uncountable">uncountable</a></i>)</p>
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<li>(<a title="Appendix:Glossary" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#literally">literally</a>) the last; used in theology to refer to the world during the posthistoric era of God's overt (<a title="apocalyptic" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apocalyptic">apocalyptic</a>) reign, immediately preceding the end of the world.</li>
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