millenarianism

/ ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. Christianity the belief in a future millennium following the Second Coming of Christ during which he will reign on earth in peace: based on Revelation 20:1–5

2. any belief in a future period of ideal peace and happiness

Example Sentences

For instance, U.S. religious and cultural traditions are steeped with millenarianism, which focuses on prophecies and apocalypses.

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The museum’s emphasis on dispensational millenarianism means that it’s long on images of despair and judgment and short on depictions of Jesus’ love.

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My old friend’s new approach blends Salafism and millenarianism, a lethal combination.

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As a final-year student I had read his groundbreaking book on millenarianism and anti-colonialism, The Trumpet Shall Sound, and it became one of the two or three books that convinced me to become a sociologist.

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A crude millenarianism developed itself early; a cloudy theory of atonement found favor; for the rest, conjecture, it was little more, dwelt contentedly within the confines of rabbinical lore.

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