millenarianism

/mɪlɪˈnɛəɹɪənɪzəm/ /mɪlɪˈnɛɹiənɪzəm/

Meanings

noun

A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.

Examples :

"The group's millenarianism led them to believe that a new, perfect society would emerge after the predicted disaster, free from all current problems. "

Related Words

millennium noun

/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/

A period of time consisting of one thousand years.

"The new school building was built for the new millennium, anticipating the needs of students for the next thousand years. "

heralded verb

/ˈhɛrəldɪd/ /ˈhɛrəldəd/

To proclaim or announce an event.

"Daffodils herald the Spring."

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

utopianism noun

/juːˈtoʊpiənɪzəm/ /uːˈtoʊpiənɪzəm/

The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.

"His belief that everyone would always share equally reflected a degree of utopianism that was unlikely to succeed in the real world. "

prosperity noun

/pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

"After years of hard work, the family finally achieved prosperity, allowing them to buy a new home and send their children to good schools. "

thousand numeral

/ˈθaʊzənd/ /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103

"Many thousands of people came to the conference."

problems noun

/ˈpɹɒbləmz/ /ˈpɹɑbləmz/

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

""Many students have problems understanding fractions." "

perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

disaster noun

/dɪˈzæs.tə/ /dɪˈzɑːs.tə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/

An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

"The earthquake was a disaster, causing widespread damage to homes and schools. "

predicted verb

/pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/

To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

"The weather forecast predicted rain for tomorrow, so I will bring an umbrella. "

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

believe verb

/bɪˈliːv/ /bi-/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."