MILLENARIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)

Synonyms:

chiliast; millenarian; millenarist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("millenarist" is a kind of...):

optimist (a person disposed to take a favorable view of things)

Derivation:

millenarism (belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations)

Credits