Fifth Empire

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Etymology

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Calque of Portuguese Quinto Império

Proper noun

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the Fifth Empire

  1. A proposed global Portuguese empire with spiritual and temporal power, based on an interpretation of Daniel 2 and the Book of Revelation, and whose origins lay with António Vieira.