Definition of Millenarian. Meaning of Millenarian. Synonyms of Millenarian

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Definition of Millenarian

Millenarian
Millenarian Mil`le*na"ri*an, a. [See Millenary.] Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians.
Millenarian
Millenarian Mil`le*na"ri*an, n. One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast.

Meaning of Millenarian from wikipedia

- Millenarianism or millenarism (from Latin millenarius 'containing a thousand' and -ism) is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement...
- Millenarianism is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming fundamental transformation of society, after which "all...
- teachings—such as the notion that an earthly kingdom of God was at hand. These millenarian movements often led to considerable social unrest. Similarities to millennialism...
- a syncretic religion, based primarily on theosophy and incorporating millenarian, New Age, and UFO religion aspects. Emphases of the religion include...
- cataclysm and/or a coming utopia for followers—a worldview known as millenarianism; predictions by these prophets of the return of dead ancestors bringing...
- [noᵑǃʱawuːse]; c. 1841 – 1898) was a Xhosa prophet. Her prophecies resulted in a millenarian belief that culminated in the Xhosa cattle-killing and famine of 1856–1857...
- constitute a political religion, and there has also been research on the millenarian, messianic, and occult or esoteric aspects of ****sm. Before 1980, the...
- theologian, "whose reinterpretation of his culture's separatist and millenarian traditions provided the point of departure for what is more brilliant...
- Daoism, and Chinese folk religion. Many later White Lotus groups adopted millenarian ideologies, predicting the imminent arrival of a new age or a divine...
- hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in the late...