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noun
Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: typically derogatory
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: millenarian
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: millenarian, millenarist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: optimist
History
From Latin chiliasta, possibly via French chiliaste, from Ancient Greek χιλιαστής (khiliastḗs), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “thousand”) + -αστής (-astḗs, “-ast, -ist: forming agent nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ast.
