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单词 postmillennial
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Definition of postmillennial in English:

postmillennial

adjective ˌpəʊs(t)mɪˈlɛnɪəlˌpōstməˈlenēəl
  • (especially in Christian doctrine) following the millennium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The postmillennial twist offered hope to the pious that they could change things - as long as they got organized.
    • This opening establishes an apocalyptic expectation - it ends with ‘the universe expanding into the night‘- but Hecht's eschatology is appropriately postmillennial.’
    • Instead it comes out of postmillennial thinking which holds that the world will eventually be Christianized resulting in the eventual return of Christ.
 
 

Definition of postmillennial in US English:

postmillennial

adjectiveˌpōstməˈlenēəl
  • (especially in Christian doctrine) following the millennium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This opening establishes an apocalyptic expectation - it ends with ‘the universe expanding into the night‘- but Hecht's eschatology is appropriately postmillennial.’
    • The postmillennial twist offered hope to the pious that they could change things - as long as they got organized.
    • Instead it comes out of postmillennial thinking which holds that the world will eventually be Christianized resulting in the eventual return of Christ.
 
 
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