postmillennialism

noun

An interpretation of the Book of Revelation where Christ's second coming will be after the "Millennium", a Golden Age or era of prosperity and dominance of Christianity.

OriginEnglish postmillennial ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

nounpostmillennialism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableChristianityAn interpretation of the Book of Revelation where Christ's second coming will be after the "Millennium", a Golden Age or era of prosperity and dominance of Christianity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishmillennial
  8. Englishpostmillennial
  9. Englishpostmillennialism

From postmillennial + -ism.

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postmillennialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmillennialism

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“postmillennialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmillennialism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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