How to Use eschatology in a Sentence
eschatology
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One gets the sense of a man perpetually drawn to the edge of the unknown, as the boy to the edge of the sea—to questions about our primordial origins, about the etiology and eschatology of our planet, about what erodes and what endures.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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The title itself is a key thematic element, referring to the Sirāt, the razor-thin bridge in Islamic eschatology that spans the chasm between paradise and hell.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
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Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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In fact, the Antichrist and eschatology are arguably the central religious impulse running through American Christianity, and that focus distinguishes the US from most other churches and cultures around the globe.
—David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
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Still more unsettling than Djinn analogies is the comparison between advanced generative AI and the Dajjal, the apocalyptic deceiver foretold in Islamic eschatology.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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