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millennialism

American  
[mi-len-ee-uh-liz-uhm] / mɪˈlɛn i əˌlɪz əm /

noun

  1. a belief in the millennium.


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Etymology

Origin of millennialism

First recorded in 1905–10; millennial + -ism


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There's also a connection between Bitcoin and millennialism, or the belief in a coming collective salvation for a select group of people.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022

Other scholars have traced this mishmash of mind cures, millennialism, mesmerism, spiritualism, theosophy and other strains of pseudoscience and mysticism.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2019

All this belongs, of course, to the world of fervid fantasy and café millennialism.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 19, 2015

Many adopted millennialism, the fervent belief that the Kingdom of God would be established on earth and that God would reign on earth for a thousand years, characterized by harmony and Christian morality.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Though millennialism hinges upon the notion of Christ's return, there are pockets of religious Year 2000 cultism even in nations that are mostly non-Christian.

From Time Magazine Archive

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