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MILLENARISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does millenarism mean?
• MILLENARISM (noun)
The noun MILLENARISM has 1 sense:
1. belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
Familiarity information: MILLENARISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
chiliasm; millenarianism; millenarism; millenniumism
Hypernyms ("millenarism" is a kind of...):
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Derivation:
millenarist (a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity))
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