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millennialism
[mi-
len
-ee-
uh
-liz-
uh
m]
/mɪˈlɛn i əˌlɪz əm/
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noun
1.
a belief in the millennium.
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Also called
millenarianism
[mil-
uh
-
nair
-ee-
uh
-niz-
uh
m]
/ˌmɪl əˈnɛər i əˌnɪz əm/
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Origin of
millennialism
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1905-1910
First recorded in
1905-10;
millennial
+
-ism
Related forms
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millennialist,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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Word Origin and History for
millennialism
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n.
1906, from
millennial
+
-ism
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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