Millenarian


[mil-uh-nair-ee-uh n] /ˌmɪl əˈnɛər i ən/

adjective
1.
of or relating to a thousand, especially the thousand years of the prophesied millennium.
2.
of or relating to the millennium, especially of Christian prophecy, or millennialism:
millenarian zeal.
noun
3.
a believer in the coming of the millennium.
/ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a thousand or to a thousand years
2.
of or relating to the millennium or millenarianism
noun
3.
an adherent of millenarianism
n.

1550s, “one who believes in the coming of the (Christian) millennium,” from Latin millenarius (see millennium) + -ian. As an adjective, “pertaining to the millennium,” from 1630s. Related: Millennarianism.

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