millenarianism

British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

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

From National Geographic

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From The Guardian

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.

From Project Gutenberg

From that time the special doctrines of the sect either died out, or became merged in a milder form of millenarianism, similar to that which exists at the present day.

From Project Gutenberg