millenarian

[ mil-uh-nair-ee-uhn ]

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

1. a believer in the coming of the millennium.

millenarian

/ ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to a thousand or to a thousand years
2. of or relating to the millennium or millenarianism

noun

1. an adherent of millenarianism

Other Words From

• mil·le·nar·i·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of millenarian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; millenary + -an

Example Sentences

From the evidence available so far, it strikes me that the arrested men are probably more millenarian in outlook.

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She had become enamoured of those millenarian opinions which laid hold of so many some twenty-five or thirty years ago.

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He held millenarian views, and was the founder of a school of theologians who were called after him Cocceians.

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When Islm entered upon the tenth century of its existence, there was throughout Persia and India a millenarian movement.

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She had become deeply impressed with the millenarian fervour which laid hold of so many some twenty-five or thirty years ago.

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