- millennialism
- noun Date: 1906 millenarianism
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millennialism — (n.) 1906, from MILLENNIAL (Cf. millennial) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
millennialism — millennialist, n. /mi len ee euh liz euhm/, n. a belief in the millennium. Also called millenarianism /mil euh nair ee euh niz euhm/. [1905 10; MILLENNIAL + ISM] * * * or millenarianism Belief in the millennium of Christian prophecy (Revelation… … Universalium
Millennialism — Part of a series on Eschatology … Wikipedia
MILLENNIALISM — the BELIEF in a thousand year period (millennium) in which the KINGDOM OF GOD is to flourish and prosper. Millennialists tend to fall into two camps l) those who believe that the millennium will follow the PAROUSIA or Second Coming of… … Concise dictionary of Religion
millennialism — This word (from the Latin mille, meaning thousand, and annus, meaning year ) refers to the expectation of a thousand year reign of Christ based on the Book of Revelation (see 20:2 7); because this passage has been interpreted in a wide variety … Glossary of theological terms
millennialism — noun another term for millenarianism. Derivatives millennialist noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
millennialism — mil·len·ni·al·ism … English syllables
millennialism — Милленаризм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
millennialism — mil•len•ni•al•ism [[t]mɪˈlɛn i əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. rct rel a belief in the millennium. Also called mil•le•nar•i•an•ism [[t]ˌmɪl əˈnɛər i əˌnɪz əm[/t]] • Etymology: 1905–10 mil•len′ni•al•ist, n … From formal English to slang
millennialism — mə̇ˈlenēəˌlizəm noun ( s) : a doctrine that the prophecy in the book of Revelation will be fulfilled with an earthly millennium of universal peace and the triumph of righteousness … Useful english dictionary
