premillennial
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of premillennial
First recorded in 1840–50; pre- + millennial
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These theories are similar to premillennial dispensationalist beliefs that portend Jesus facing off against the forces of Satan in the final battle.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2022
Toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century, however, more Christians adopted a premillennial eschatology — a belief that the world would get worse and worse until Christ intervened to save it.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2019
“Mortality rates in comparably rich countries have continued their premillennial fall at the rates that used to characterize the United States,” the Princeton professors’ paper said.
From Washington Times • May 3, 2018
Some fellow conservative Christians pushed back against LaHaye’s end-times views, known as premillennial dispensationalism, emphasizing that the books were fictional and should not be read as an exact theological interpretation of the Bible.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2016
Premillennial, prē-mi-len′i-al, adj. of or pertaining to the times before the millennium—also Premillenā′rian.—n. one who believes in the premillennial advent of Christ.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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