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millenarianism

UK/ˌmɪ.lɪˈnɛə.ɹɪ.əˌnɪz.əm/US/ˌmɪl.əˈnɛɹ.i.ənˌɪz.əm/

millenarianism noun: a belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.

Noun

millenarianism (countable and uncountable, plural millenarianisms)

  1. A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.
    • It is hard to say for certain just why this brief but notable shift from passive to active millenarianism should have occurred during the Interregnum.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 139
    • When Herman Melvilled visited , he was fascinated yet repulsed by the 'contagion' of American Christian millenarianism – 'this preposterous Jewmania', he called it, 'half-melancholy, half-farcical'.2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 406
    Synonyms:
    chiliasm

millenarianism meaning in Tamil

millenarianism in Tamil

பெருமாற்றவாதம்

Synonyms of millenarianism

Forms of millenarianism

pluralmillenarianisms

Origin of millenarianism

From millenarian + -ism. Compare millenarism, millennianism, millennialism.

Questions about millenarianism

What does millenarianism mean?
Millenarianism means a belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.
What is millenarianism in Tamil?
Millenarianism in Tamil is பெருமாற்றவாதம். See Millenarianism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is millenarianism?
Millenarianism is a noun.
How do you pronounce millenarianism?
Millenarianism is pronounced /ˌmɪ.lɪˈnɛə.ɹɪ.əˌnɪz.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of millenarianism?
The plural of millenarianism is millenarianisms.

Words near millenarianism in the dictionary

  1. millefleurs
  2. millefolium
  3. millefruit
  4. Millen
  5. millenarian
  6. millenarianism
  7. millenarianisms
  8. millenarianist
  9. millenarianists
  10. millenarians
  11. millenaries

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