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millenarian

[ mil-uh-nair-ee-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to a thousand, especially the thousand years of the prophesied millennium.
of or relating to the millennium, especially of Christian prophecy, or millennialism:
millenarian zeal.

millenarian

/ ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /

First recorded in 1545–55; millenary + -an

She had become enamoured of those millenarian opinions which laid hold of so many some twenty-five or thirty years ago.

He held millenarian views, and was the founder of a school of theologians who were called after him Cocceians.

When Islm entered upon the tenth century of its existence, there was throughout Persia and India a millenarian movement.

She had become deeply impressed with the millenarian fervour which laid hold of so many some twenty-five or thirty years ago.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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