Millenarian Definition
mĭlə-nârē-ən
adjective
Of 1,000 years; of the millennium.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a thousand, especially to a thousand years.
American Heritage
Of, relating to, or believing in the doctrine of the millennium.
American Heritage
(Christianity) Pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ. [from 17th c.]
Wiktionary
Pertaining to any of various religious or social movements which believe in a coming radical change to existing world order; utopian, apocalyptic. [from 20th c.]
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
A person who believes in the coming of the millennium.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- chiliast
- millenarist
Other Word Forms of Millenarian
Noun
Singular:
millenarian
Plural:
millenariansOrigin of Millenarian
From Late Latin millenarius +"Ž -an.
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