premillenarian
/priːˌmɪlɪˈnɛriən/
noun
- A person who believes that the Second Coming of Christ will occur before the millennium (a thousand-year period of peace).
- The premillenarian argued that current world events matched biblical prophecies.
- The conference brought together premillenarians from different denominations.
- Many early Christians were premillenarians who expected Christ's return soon.
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adjective
- Relating to the belief that the Second Coming of Christ will happen before the millennium.
- Her premillenarian theology influenced her views on social justice.
- The church held a premillenarian view of the end times.
- The book explores premillenarian ideas in American religious history.