millenarian

[mil-uh-nair-ee-uh n]

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adjective

of or relating to a thousand, especially the thousand years of the prophesied millennium.

of or relating to the millennium, especially of Christian prophecy, or millennialism: millenarian zeal.

noun

a believer in the coming of the millennium.

Origin of millenarian

First recorded in 1545–55; millenary + -an

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Related Words for millenarian

millenarian, millenary, chiliastic, millennial, millesimal

Examples from the Web for millenarian

Historical Examples of millenarian

When Islm entered upon the tenth century of its existence, there was throughout Persia and India a millenarian movement.
The Faith of Islam
Edward Sell
She had become deeply impressed with the millenarian fervour which laid hold of so many some twenty-five or thirty years ago.
The Fair Haven
Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for millenarian

millenarian

millenary

adjective

of or relating to a thousand or to a thousand years

of or relating to the millennium or millenarianism

noun

an adherent of millenarianism

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Word Origin and History for millenarian

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.