millenarianism
English edit
Etymology edit
From millenarian + -ism. Compare millenarism, millennianism, millennialism.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪ.lɪˈnɛə.ɹɪ.əˌnɪz.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɪl.əˈnɛɹ.i.ənˌɪz.əm/
Noun edit
millenarianism (countable and uncountable, plural millenarianisms)
- A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity. [from 19th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 139:
- It is hard to say for certain just why this brief but notable shift from passive to active millenarianism should have occurred during the Interregnum.