noun
- a person who believes in millennialism, especially the doctrine that Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years
Usage: religious
adjective
- relating to or characteristic of millennialism or millennialists
Usage: religious
Examples
- The millennialist preacher spoke about the coming thousand-year reign.
- Many millennialist groups emerged during times of social upheaval.
- She studied millennialist movements in 19th-century America.
- The millennialist interpretation of scripture differs from other theological views.
- His millennialist beliefs influenced his approach to current events.
- The church adopted a millennialist doctrine in the early 1800s.