posttribulationism

noun

The belief or doctrine that Christians will not be Raptured, or transported bodily to Heaven, before the Tribulation, but rather received or gathered in the air by Christ to establish the Kingdom of God on earth after the Tribulation.

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Meanings

nounposttribulationism (uncountable)

alternative post-tribulationism

  1. uncountableChristianityThe belief or doctrine that Christians will not be Raptured, or transported bodily to Heaven, before the Tribulation, but rather received or gathered in the air by Christ to establish the Kingdom of God on earth after the Tribulation.

Origin

From post- + tribulation + -ism.

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Translations

Spanish postribulacionismo
  • postribulacionismothe belief that Christians will not be Raptured until after the Tribulation
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posttribulationism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttribulationism.

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