millenarianism

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Whoop whoop pull up (talk | contribs) as of 03:19, 27 July 2022.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From millenarian +‎ -ism. Compare millenarism, millennianism.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌmɪ.lɪˈnɛə.ɹɪ.əˌnɪz.əm/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌmɪl.əˈnɛɹ.i.ənˌɪz.əm/

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. [from 19th c.]
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 139:
      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.

Synonyms

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=millenarianism&oldid=68474726"