millenarian

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As millenarians go, the Bolsheviks were uniquely successful in seizing the state and holding it in their grip for over 70 years.

From Economist • Dec. 19, 2017

The theologians of Oberlin were not millenarians, but they knew they were living in remarkable times.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2015

Instead, he focused on labor movements in the 19th century and what he called the “pre-political” resistance of bandits, millenarians and urban rioters in early capitalist societies.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2012

Photograph: BBC The word "survivalist" used to be associated with groups of mostly American, mostly Christian millenarians who spent their weekends eagerly anticipating the End of Days.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2011

The Grusinian Separatists and the Bavarian Chiliasts are millenarians of German extraction, of whom the former sought deliverance from the prevailing antichristian spirit in removal from, and the latter in removal to, South Russia.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.