millenarianism
A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially the belief in a coming…A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.
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Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.
- belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
Examples
2 sentencesLet's talk about millenarianism.
We're talking about millenarianism.
deWir sprechen über den Millenarismus. — stickerkleber
Origin
From millenarian + -ism. Compare millenarism, millennianism, millennialism.From millenarian + -ism. Compare millenarism, millennianism, millennialism.
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Forms
plural: millenarianisms| Singular | millenarianism |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations:millenarismmillenniumismchiliasm
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable