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millenarianism  

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  • Millenarianism, millennialism, or chiliasm refers to a set of ideas that has its origins in the Christian New Testament book of Revelation 20, a passage that declares a messianic reign on earth for a thousand years (hence the term, influenced by both Latin and Greek words for a thousand). The literal expectation of a period of 1,000 years tends to be ignored in most expressions of the belief, even though some modern biblical literalists down the centuries have hung onto it. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Millenarianism]

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