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millenarist

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Noun1.millenarist - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)millenarist - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
chiliast, millenarian
optimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
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These include naive literalism (a belief that the "surface meaning" of the bible is literally true), biblical inerrancy, and the residuals of nineteenth century millenarist sects (Millenarism gave rise to many apocalyptic beliefs and movements, including the continuing fundamentalist obsession with the New Testament Book of Revelation).
Science versus religion: a false dichotomy? by Levinson, Martin H. / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
Millenarians, millenarists, latter day utopians, nationalists, socialists, Marxists, ecologists preaching ecocide--Weber's prophets of last days are myriad.
Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the ... by Amato, Joseph / Journal of Social History
 
 
 
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