postmillennialism

American  

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

noun

1. the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium.

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postmillennialism British  

/ ˌpəʊstmɪˈlɛnɪəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. the doctrine or belief that the Second Coming of Christ will be preceded by the millennium

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Other Word Forms

• postmillennialist noun

Etymology

Origin of postmillennialism

First recorded in 1875–80; postmillennial + -ism

Example Sentences

Postmillennialism: The belief that Jesus will return to Earth after the "millennium," a thousand-year messianic age in which Christian ethics prosper.

From Salon

While Barton doesn’t use the language of theonomy or postmillennialism, as we will see, he speaks of dominion, biblical law, the necessity of bringing every area of life under the lordship of Christ, and sphere sovereignty of biblically ordained institutions.

From Salon