premillennialadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːmᵻˈlɛnɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌpriməˈlɛniəl/

Forms: see pre- prefix and millennial adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, millennial adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + millennial adj. Compare earlier premillennian adj. and later postmillennial adj.

1. Christian Church. Of an event, esp. the Second Coming of Christ: occurring before the millennium; (also) of or relating to the world before the millennium (millennium n. 1a) .

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > Second Coming > [adjective] > preceding

premillennian1828

premillennial1842

premillenarian1845

premillennialist1906

1842 G. Ogilvy (title) Popular objections to the premillennial advent and to the study of the prophetic scriptures, considered.

1848 G. S. Faber Many Mansions (1851) Pref. 21 If we admit the conclusion, we shall have..a literal Premillennial Second Advent; a literal Reign, upon Earth, of the literally resuscitated Saints and Martyrs.

1868 Visct. Strangford Sel. Writings (1869) II. 304 A statesman who objects to our common work-a-day pre~millennial logic as an instrument of human education.

1914 J. F. Silver (title) The Lord's return, seen in history and in Scripture as pre-millennial and imminent.

1950 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 16 56 Periodically, premillenial sects have appeared on the scene, and often their appearance marks a changing phase in both religious and social structure.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 81/1 Neither Gerson nor Rove has anything to do with ‘end time’ or ‘pre-millennial’ Christianity.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the period preceding the year 2000. Cf. millennial adj. 3.

ΚΠ

1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net iii. 89 Chattachoochee Retreat [in the year 2023] had a telecom room that made the Galveston Lodge's look premillennial.

1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Dec. vi. 10/3 Is this the best the pre-millennial decade can do?

1999 Grocer 24 July 36/2 Pre-millennial speedy lifestyles are certainly giving food and drink firms many opportunities to feed consumers as they run by.

2004 Entrepreneur (Nexis) 1 May 72 Today's students represent another shift, away from those who flocked to e-commerce programs and other flash-in-the-pan features of premillennial business education.

Compounds

premillennial tension n. [with punning allusion to premenstrual tension n. at premenstrual adj. Compounds)] anxiety about the coming of a new millennium; spec. the posited phenomenon of general anxiety about the end of the 20th cent.

ΚΠ

1990 Economist 24 Feb. 11/1 (heading) Pre-millennial tension.

1995 Print Mar.–Apr. 50/3 The rise in religious interest has also been fed by pre-millennial tension and by the angst of aging baby-boomers confronting their own mortality.

2005 Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. 11 As the 20th century slipped away, French cinema enjoyed a freak box-office boom in 1999. But on screen, a serious mood of pre-millennial tension and emotional turbulence prevailed.

Derivatives

ˌpremiˈllennially adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > Second Coming > [adverb] > preceding

premillennially1851

1851 E. B. Elliott Horæ Apoc. (ed. 4) IV. vi. iii. §2. 150 The martyrs and saints spoken of just before, as raised premillennially to live and reign with Christ.

1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 1 Jan. 17 It is pre-millennially cool to join a religious cult, but I think that could be a little dangerous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	premillennial
释义	premillennialadj. Brit. /ˌpriːmᵻˈlɛnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpriməˈlɛniəl/ Forms: see pre- prefix and millennial adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, millennial adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + millennial adj. Compare earlier premillennian adj. and later postmillennial adj. 1. Christian Church. Of an event, esp. the Second Coming of Christ: occurring before the millennium; (also) of or relating to the world before the millennium (millennium n. 1a) . ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > Second Coming > [adjective] > preceding premillennian1828 premillennial1842 premillenarian1845 premillennialist1906 1842 G. Ogilvy (title) Popular objections to the premillennial advent and to the study of the prophetic scriptures, considered. 1848 G. S. Faber Many Mansions (1851) Pref. 21 If we admit the conclusion, we shall have..a literal Premillennial Second Advent; a literal Reign, upon Earth, of the literally resuscitated Saints and Martyrs. 1868 Visct. Strangford Sel. Writings (1869) II. 304 A statesman who objects to our common work-a-day pre~millennial logic as an instrument of human education. 1914 J. F. Silver (title) The Lord's return, seen in history and in Scripture as pre-millennial and imminent. 1950 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 16 56 Periodically, premillenial sects have appeared on the scene, and often their appearance marks a changing phase in both religious and social structure. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 81/1 Neither Gerson nor Rove has anything to do with ‘end time’ or ‘pre-millennial’ Christianity. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the period preceding the year 2000. Cf. millennial adj. 3. ΚΠ 1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net iii. 89 Chattachoochee Retreat [in the year 2023] had a telecom room that made the Galveston Lodge's look premillennial. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Dec. vi. 10/3 Is this the best the pre-millennial decade can do? 1999 Grocer 24 July 36/2 Pre-millennial speedy lifestyles are certainly giving food and drink firms many opportunities to feed consumers as they run by. 2004 Entrepreneur (Nexis) 1 May 72 Today's students represent another shift, away from those who flocked to e-commerce programs and other flash-in-the-pan features of premillennial business education. Compounds premillennial tension n. [with punning allusion to premenstrual tension n. at premenstrual adj. Compounds)] anxiety about the coming of a new millennium; spec. the posited phenomenon of general anxiety about the end of the 20th cent. ΚΠ 1990 Economist 24 Feb. 11/1 (heading) Pre-millennial tension. 1995 Print Mar.–Apr. 50/3 The rise in religious interest has also been fed by pre-millennial tension and by the angst of aging baby-boomers confronting their own mortality. 2005 Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. 11 As the 20th century slipped away, French cinema enjoyed a freak box-office boom in 1999. But on screen, a serious mood of pre-millennial tension and emotional turbulence prevailed. Derivatives ˌpremiˈllennially adv. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > Second Coming > [adverb] > preceding premillennially1851 1851 E. B. Elliott Horæ Apoc. (ed. 4) IV. vi. iii. §2. 150 The martyrs and saints spoken of just before, as raised premillennially to live and reign with Christ. 1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 1 Jan. 17 It is pre-millennially cool to join a religious cult, but I think that could be a little dangerous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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