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premillenarian, n. and a.|ˌpriːmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən|
[f. pre- B. 1 + millenarian: cf. next.]
A. n. One who believes that the Second Advent of Christ will precede the millennium; = premillennialist.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this belief or its holders. Hence premilleˈnarianism, the premillenarian doctrine; = premillennialism.
1844G. S. Faber Eight Dissert. (1845) I. Pref. 10 The usual argument of premillennarian expositors, deduced from a combination of Dan. vii. 9–14, 25–27.. is wholly inconclusive. Ibid. Pref. 17 The prediction of St. Peter is the millstone suspended from the neck of Premillennarianism, which no effort and no ingenuity can shake off. Ibid. 8 His paraphrase..expresses my own view, though it stands opposed to that of the Premillennarians. 1879Princeton Rev. Mar. 419 The rejection of the pre-millenarian advent. 1883R. W. Patterson in Chicago Advance 6 Sept., In some respects, these Adventists agree with the pre-millenarians. |