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单词 eschaton
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Definition of eschaton in English:

eschaton

noun ˈɛskətɒnˈeskəˌtän
the eschatonTheology
  • The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.

    〔神学〕末日之事;世界末日

    the gift of eternal life at the eschaton
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hence, this destiny in relation to God is the reason for which human beings are created; and yet this very destiny remains in the hands of eschatology, for it is only in the eschaton that God's work of creation will be complete.
    • The deferral of judgment, by affirming temporary human judgments while marking them off as partial and sinful, creates a hopeful space before the eschaton's final judgment in which the grace of God may work.
    • It is much easier to talk about and create a conversation between science and theology about the beginning of the universe or about creation than it is about the end of the universe or about the eschaton.
    • God's promises to Israel, including the covenant, remain valid, and the ultimate relationship between Judaism and Christianity will be resolved only in the eschaton.
    • The parable of the wheat and weeds in Matthew 13 cautions against trying to separate believers from unbelievers in these centuries before the eschaton.

Origin

1930s: from Greek eskhaton, neuter of eskhatos 'last'.

Definition of eschaton in US English:

eschaton

nounˈeskəˌtän
the eschatonTheology
  • The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.

    〔神学〕末日之事;世界末日

    the gift of eternal life at the eschaton
    Example sentencesExamples
    • God's promises to Israel, including the covenant, remain valid, and the ultimate relationship between Judaism and Christianity will be resolved only in the eschaton.
    • The deferral of judgment, by affirming temporary human judgments while marking them off as partial and sinful, creates a hopeful space before the eschaton's final judgment in which the grace of God may work.
    • Hence, this destiny in relation to God is the reason for which human beings are created; and yet this very destiny remains in the hands of eschatology, for it is only in the eschaton that God's work of creation will be complete.
    • It is much easier to talk about and create a conversation between science and theology about the beginning of the universe or about creation than it is about the end of the universe or about the eschaton.
    • The parable of the wheat and weeds in Matthew 13 cautions against trying to separate believers from unbelievers in these centuries before the eschaton.

Origin

1930s: from Greek eskhaton, neuter of eskhatos ‘last’.

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