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millenarianism

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mil⋅len⋅ni⋅al⋅ism

[mi-len-ee-uh-liz-uhm]
–noun
a belief in the millennium.
Also called mil⋅le⋅nar⋅i⋅an⋅ism [mil-uh-nair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] .


Origin:
1905–10; millennial + -ism


mil⋅len⋅ni⋅al⋅ist, noun
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mil·le·nar·i·an   (mĭl'ə-nâr'ē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to a thousand, especially to a thousand years.

  2. Of, relating to, or believing in the doctrine of the millennium.

n.  One who believes the millennium will occur.
mil'le·nar'i·an·ism n.
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