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millennialism
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mil·len·ni·um  (m-ln-m)
n. pl. mil·len·ni·a (-ln-) or mil·len·ni·ums
1. A span of one thousand years.
2. A thousand-year period of holiness mentioned in Revelation 20, during which Jesus and his faithful followers are to rule on earth.
3. A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice.
4. A thousandth anniversary.
[New Latin mllennium : Latin mlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]
mil·lenni·al (-l) adj.
mil·lenni·al·ism n.
mil·lenni·al·ist n.
mil·lenni·al·ly adv.
millennialism
a doctrine that Christ will make a second Advent and that the prophecy in the book of Revelation will be fulfilled with an earthly millennium of peace and righteousness. Also called millenarianism, chiliasm. — millennialist, n.
See also: Christ
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