millenarian
Speech parts
1. millenarian - Noun
2. millenarian - Adjective
Meaning
Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians.
One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast.
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Political scientists such as Thomas Flanagan have pointed out certain parallels between Riel's following during the North-West Rebellion and millenarian cults.
Corn production has remained stable (at 20 million metric tons ), arguably, as a result of income support to farmers, or a reluctance to abandon a millenarian tradition in Mexico: not only have peasants grown corn for millennia, corn originated in Mexico.
Fascism seeks to solve economic, political, and social problems by achieving a millenarian national rebirth, exalting the nation or race above all else, and promoting cults of unity, strength, and purity.
Sociologist Andrew Holden states that most members who join millenarian movements such as Jehovah's Witnesses have made an informed choice.