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millenary

millenary

9.9
Relating to belief in a coming thousand-year period of peace
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪlənˌɛri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : milenarista
  • Some early Christian sects held millenary beliefs concerning the imminent arrival of a thousand-year reign of Christ.

Examples

  • The book explores millenary expectations in various religious movements throughout history.

  • Many religions have a millenary belief in a future paradise.

  • His millenary views made him an influential figure in apocalyptic theology debates.

  • The millenary celebrations attracted thousands of visitors.

  • Some early Christian sects held millenary beliefs concerning the imminent arrival of a thousand-year reign of Christ.

  • The book explores millenary expectations regarding the future peace and righteousness foretold in various religious traditions.

  • Many religions have a millenary doctrine that anticipates a time of harmony and justice lasting for a thousand years.

Synonyms

millennial
vsmillenary
21 6.2

Relating to a period of one thousand years

focuses on the religious belief in a coming thousand-year era
millennian
vsmillenary
9.9

Relating to a time of one thousand years

emphasizes the doctrine about a coming righteous thousand-year period

Surface Forms

millenary positive

Morphology

millenary = millennium (transparent) = millen + ary

The doctrinal sense refers to matters concerning a 'millennium' (the thousand-year period) and is signaled by the productive adjectival suffix -ary attached to the millen- combining form.

Etymology

In a religious sense, millenary describes beliefs about a coming 'thousand-year' reign; it comes from mille 'thousand', which is why the word links to ideas of a future period of one thousand years of peace.