millenarian

[ mil-uh-nair-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌmɪl əˈnɛər i ən /

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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.

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Origin of millenarian

First recorded in 1545–55; millenary + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM millenarian

mil·le·nar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby millenarian

Milledgeville, mille-feuille, millefiori, millefleur, millefleurs, millenarian, millenarianism, millenary, mill end, millennial, Millennial Church

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How to use millenarian in a sentence

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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for millenarian

millenarian

millenary

/ (ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən) /

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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millenarian

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British Dictionary definitions for millenarian

millenary