noun
- a person who believes that Christ will return after the millennium
Usage: theology; religious
adjective
- of or relating to the belief that Christ will return after a thousand-year period of peace and righteousness on earth
Usage: theology; religious
Examples
- Postmillenarian theology emphasizes human progress and the gradual improvement of society.
- Many 19th-century Protestant churches adopted postmillenarian views.
- The postmillenarian interpretation differs significantly from premillenarian eschatology.
- She identified as a postmillenarian Christian who believed in social reform.
- Postmillenarian doctrine suggests that the church will usher in an era of peace before Christ's return.