millenarian
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- adjective
- /mɪlɪˈnɛriən/
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milenarista
- The preacher spoke to his congregation about the millenarian vision of a world transformed by divine intervention.
- millenarian movement
- millenarian groups
- millenarian or messianic
Rhetoric to the extent that we call it violent or, you know, kind of panicked and cataclysmic millenarian is obviously ramping up.
- Rhetoric to the extent that we call it violent or, you know, kind of panicked and cataclysmic millenarian is obviously ramping up.
Examples
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For some, the end of a Baathist regime that had persecuted Shiites marked an almost millenarian turning point for the Middle East.
Academic text (2011) -
- Some sort of apocalyptic, millenarian, Christian fundamentalist...
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Especially important is the difference between the millenarian ideologue and the authoritarian.
Academic text (1994) -
(Whether this millenarian vision was to come about through divine intervention or practical efforts was up for interpretation.)
Academic text (1995) -
A recurring feature of both the old and new era is a millenarian expectation that dramatic change is imminent.
Academic text (2007) -
Thus, Cherum was psychologically receptive to the millenarian message of the Northern Paiute prophet, Wovoka.
Academic text (1998) -
Still, the key to understanding Woolman's perspective is not to associate him with later advocates of animal rights, but to see him as the product of a millenarian tradition within Quakerism, one that assigned the animals in every landscape cosmological significance and encouraged everyone, children and adults alike, to keep a watch over the "brute creatures."
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Many religious groups have millenarian beliefs, anticipating a future era of peace and harmony.
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Throughout history, various millenarian movements have emerged, each predicting a significant change in society.
Synonyms
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Relating to the belief that a thousand-year time of peace will soon come, often in Christian faith
Relating to belief in a coming thousand-year period of peace
A person who believes a coming time will bring great peace, often for religious reasons
Surface Forms
Morphology
millenarian = millennium (semi-transparent) = millen + arian
While 'millennium' is clear, the suffix 'arian' indicates a belief system, which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Millenarian comes from millennium, which has the Latin parts mille 'thousand' and annus 'year'. So millenarian describes ideas or movements that expect a future 'thousand-year' time of peace and big change.