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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:
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)