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millenarian

Definition of millenarian

adjective

  • relating to or believing in Christian millenarianism.
  • denoting a religious or political group believing in a millennium marking an era of radical change or the beginning of a utopian period: millenarian Marxists

noun

  • a person who believes in millenarianism: mainstream theologians argue that millenarians misuse scriptural prophecies

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin millenarius (see millenary) + -an

millenarian in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of millenarian in the US English dictionary