Millenarist (Noun)
Meaning
A person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The old man was a millenarist, preaching to his followers about an imminent era of perfection and peace on earth.
- Her grandmother had been a millenarist, always speaking of a future where all people lived in harmony and prosperity.
- As a millenarist, he saw the increasing global chaos as a sign that the threshold to a golden age was near.
- The self-proclaimed messiah drew a large following of millenarists, who eagerly awaited the arrival of a utopian world.
- The world was full of fear, but the millenarist at the podium spoke with unwavering optimism about an inevitable era of peace and prosperity.