amillennial
|a-mil-len-ni-al|
/ˌeɪmɪˈlɛn.i.əl/
without a literal 1,000-year reign
Etymology
'amillennial' originates from Greek and Latin elements: the prefix 'a-' (Greek 'a-', meaning 'not' or 'without') combined with 'millennial' (from Latin 'millennium'), where 'mille' meant 'thousand' and 'annus' meant 'year'.
'amillennial' was formed in English by attaching the negative prefix 'a-' to 'millennial' (itself from Latin 'millennium' 'mille' + 'annus'), producing a term used in theological contexts to denote the negation of a literal thousand-year reign.
Initially formed to mean 'not (a) literal millennium' in theological debate, the term has retained that specialized meaning referring to a non-literal or spiritual interpretation of the millennium.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who holds the amillennial view (i.e., an adherent of amillennialism).
He is an amillennial who argues that the thousand years in Revelation are symbolic.
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Adjective 1
relating to or holding the view in Christian eschatology that the millennium described in Revelation is not a literal 1,000-year earthly reign of Christ but is to be understood symbolically or spiritually.
Amillennial theologians typically interpret Revelation's millennium as a symbolic description of Christ's current spiritual reign.
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