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

Have you ever come across the concept of millenarianism, something that religious scholars talk about?

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2021

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 • Apr. 2, 2013

Indeed, the most widespread and historically significant outbreaks of millenarianism in our time have been secular.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eusebius, in fact, far from exaggerating the authority of Papias, is embarrassed at his simple ingenuousness, at his gross millenarianism, and solves the difficulty by treating him as a man of little mind.

From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest

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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various