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終末論 (しゅうまつろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
eschatology ; doomsday theory ; apocalypticism
Refers to religious or philosophical doctrines about the end of the world or the ultimate destiny of humanity. Used in theological, historical, and popular contexts.
彼かれ は 終しゅう 末まつ 論ろん に 基もと づい た 小しょう 説せつ を 書か い た 。
He wrote a novel based on apocalypticism.
Similar words 終しゅう 末まつ 終末 means 'end' or 'final days' in a general sense, while 終末論 specifically refers to the study or theory of the end times.
黙もく 示し 録ろく 黙示録 is the Book of Revelation, a specific apocalyptic text, whereas 終末論 is the broader theological concept of eschatology.
Etymology Compound of 終末 (shūmatsu, 'end, final days') + 論 (ron, 'theory, discourse'). The term is a direct adaptation of Western theological concepts of eschatology.
