millenarian

[ mil-uh-nair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a thousand, especially the thousand years of the prophesied millennium.
2. of or relating to the millennium, especially of Christian prophecy, or millennialism:

   millenarian zeal.

noun

1. a believer in the coming of the millennium.

millenarian

/ ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to a thousand or to a thousand years
2. of or relating to the millennium or millenarianism

noun

1. an adherent of millenarianism

Other Words From

• mil·le·nar·i·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of millenarian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; millenary + -an

Example Sentences

On that morning in Naples, I sensed in the dancing figure of the Chimera an echo, not so much of a millenarian Christian Yeats but of something closer to the earth religions.

From New York Times

In the 1880s a wagon train of Dutch-German Mennonites, burning with millenarian fever, set out to meet Jesus on far side of the Caucasus.

From Los Angeles Times

It will be replaced by millenarian cults, such as the Christian fascists, and bizarre conspiracy theories, a retreat into magical thinking where evil is embodied in demonized individuals and groups that must be eradicated.

From Salon

Recently I have observed some constitutionalist members embracing such fear-driven ideas and rapidly drifting into the millenarian framework or even beyond, while sometimes taking other members with them.

From Scientific American

“There’s a kind of millenarian sense in the air, an apocalyptic feeling, with the coronavirus and this war in Ukraine,” he said in an interview.

From New York Times