millenarianism

== English == === Etymology === From millenarian +‎ -ism. Compare millenarism, millennianism, millennialism. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪ.lɪˈnɛə.ɹɪ.əˌnɪz.əm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɪl.əˈnɛɹ.i.ənˌɪz.əm/ === Noun === millenarianism (countable and uncountable, plural millenarianisms) A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) 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. [from 19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== chiliasm