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Since the 18th century, with the advent of deep time concepts and calculations regarding the Earth's age, scientific discussions around end times have also examined the universe's ultimate fate. Theories such as the Big Rip, Big Crunch, Big Bounce, and Big Freeze (or heat death) have emerged. Additionally, social and scientific commentators express concerns about global catastrophic risks that could potentially lead to human extinction. | Since the 18th century, with the advent of deep time concepts and calculations regarding the Earth's age, scientific discussions around end times have also examined the universe's ultimate fate. Theories such as the Big Rip, Big Crunch, Big Bounce, and Big Freeze (or heat death) have emerged. Additionally, social and scientific commentators express concerns about global catastrophic risks that could potentially lead to human extinction. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
The word "eschatology" arises from the [[Ancient Greek]] term {{lang|grc|[[wikt:ἔσχατος|ἔσχατος]]}} (''éschatos''), meaning "last", and ''[[-logy]]'', meaning "the study of", and first appeared in English around 1844.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eschatology Dictionary – Definition of Eschatology]. [[Webster's Online Dictionary]].</ref> The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' defines eschatology as "the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind".<ref>"Eschatology, ''n.''", def. a, ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''. Retrieved 2016-05-18.</ref> | |||
The [[ Amarkosh.tech | Amarkosh dictionary]] defines Eschatology as ''The branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment. Heaven and Hell. The ultimate destiny of humankind.''<ref>https://अमरकोश.भारत/hi/English/word/eschatology/</ref> | |||
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