millenarian

Example Sentences

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It will be replaced by millenarian cults, such as the Christian fascists, and bizarre conspiracy theories, a retreat into magical thinking where evil is embodied in demonized individuals and groups that must be eradicated.

From Salon

Recently I have observed some constitutionalist members embracing such fear-driven ideas and rapidly drifting into the millenarian framework or even beyond, while sometimes taking other members with them.

From Scientific American

“There’s a kind of millenarian sense in the air, an apocalyptic feeling, with the coronavirus and this war in Ukraine,” he said in an interview.

From New York Times

Out of this ferment arose millenarian fever and the Rabbi Sabbatai Tzvi, who claimed to be the Messiah and violated the Torah commandments.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the series takes place within the claustrophobic confines of Mount Carmel, a home-turned-prison that, millenarian polygamist particulars aside, feels more familiar in the locked-down spring of 2020 than it did before.

From New York Times