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postmillennialism

[ pohst-mi-len-ee-uh-liz-uhm ]

noun

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


postmillennialism

/ ˌpəʊstmɪˈlɛnɪəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. the doctrine or belief that the Second Coming of Christ will be preceded by the millennium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌpostmilˈlennialist, noun
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Other Words From

  • postmil·lenni·al·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postmillennialism1

First recorded in 1875–80; postmillennial + -ism
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Example Sentences

For this reason, it is called by scholars “postmillennialism.”

Today, liberal Protestantism is on the wane, and optimistic postmillennialism along with it.

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