English Explanatory Dictionary

Fifth Monarchist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an extreme Puritan sect active from 1649 to 1660.

Word forms

Fifth Monarchist Fifth Monarchists

Etymology

In reference to a prophecy in the Book of Daniel that four ancient monarchies (Babylonian, Persian, Macedonian, and Roman) would precede the kingdom of God.

Related words

Fifth Monarchism
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