eschatological
adjective
es·cha·to·log·i·cal
(ˌ)e-ˌska-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
ˌe-skə-
1
: of or relating to eschatology or an eschatology
2
: of or relating to the end of the world or the events associated with it in eschatology
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Jerusalem has reason to greatly fear a millenarian regime with an eschatological worldview that has already demonstrated a willingness and ability to overwhelm Israeli air defenses and deliver warheads over its cities.
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
At a moment when nihilism might be tempting, an eschatological view imbued each loss with a sense of meaning.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
Whoriskey and her designers have played up these eschatological hints with bold surrealistic touches.
—Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Arroyo’s eschatological rhetoric was echoed by the down-ballot Republican candidates who spoke to the group.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2022
Frozen out, Kahane developed an eschatological politics in which the fate of the world depended urgently on exacting revenge on God’s enemies and purifying Israel of all non-Jewish influences.
—Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 11 May 2022
The fight—not against tangible demons such as school segregation or stop-and-frisk or employment discrimination but for an ever more ineffable kind of social justice—acquires the eschatological complexity of the climate-change crisis in its most philosophical and even theological dimensions.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
At a moment when nihilism might be tempting, an eschatological view imbued each loss with a sense of meaning.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
Whoriskey and her designers have played up these eschatological hints with bold surrealistic touches.
—Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Arroyo’s eschatological rhetoric was echoed by the down-ballot Republican candidates who spoke to the group.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2022
Frozen out, Kahane developed an eschatological politics in which the fate of the world depended urgently on exacting revenge on God’s enemies and purifying Israel of all non-Jewish influences.
—Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 11 May 2022
The fight—not against tangible demons such as school segregation or stop-and-frisk or employment discrimination but for an ever more ineffable kind of social justice—acquires the eschatological complexity of the climate-change crisis in its most philosophical and even theological dimensions.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
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“Eschatological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eschatological. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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