Metadata
- Author: wikipedia.org
- Full Title: Millenarianism
- URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenarianism
Highlights
- Millenarianism or millenarism (from Latin millenarius, “containing a thousand”) is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming fundamental transformation of society, after which “all things will be changed”.1(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenarianism#cite_note-1) Millenarianism exists in various cultures and religions worldwide, with various interpretations of what constitutes a transformation.2(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenarianism#cite_note-2)
These movements believe in radical changes to society after a major cataclysm or transformative event. (View Highlight)