premillennial

American  

[pree-mi-len-ee-uhl] / ˌpri mɪˈlɛn i əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period preceding the millennium.

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premillennial British  

/ ˌpriːmɪˈlɛnɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period preceding the millennium

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Other Word Forms

• premillennially adverb

Etymology

Origin of premillennial

First recorded in 1840–50; pre- + millennial

Example Sentences

This particular view—known as the “premillennial dispensationalist” interpretation of the events of Revelation, Ezekiel, and Daniel—is not popular among Catholics or mainline Protestants, who see the references in the Bible to a thousand-year reign of Jesus as largely metaphorical.

From Slate

These theories are similar to premillennial dispensationalist beliefs that portend Jesus facing off against the forces of Satan in the final battle.

From Slate

He mused about whether the premillennial age of the diners made them too old-fashioned for his food and said the privileged foreigners had no interest in his interpretation of Lecce’s traditional dishes, such as his rancid take on “strong ricotta.”

From New York Times

Fundamentalism is associated with what theologians call a premillennial eschatology.

From New York Times

Before that it was the premillennial time warp of 1999: two movies taking place in Elizabethan England and three set during World War II. Out with the new, in with the ancient!

From New York Times