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the fifth and final monarchy following the Assyrian, Persian, Greek (under Alexander the Great), and Roman monarchies, supposed to have been prophesied in Dan. 2.
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Fifth monarchy — Monarchy Mon arch*y, n.; pl. {Monarchies}. [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. ?. See {Monarch}.] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. [1913 Webster] 2. A system of government in which the chief… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fifth monarchy men — Fifth Fifth, a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f[=i]fta. See {Five}.] 1. Next in order after the fourth; the ordinal of five. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster] {Fifth monarchy men} (Hist.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fifth-monarchy men — plural noun (historical) An extreme sect at the time of the Puritan revolution, who looked for a new reign of Christ on earth in succession to Daniel s four great monarchies of Antichrist • • • Main Entry: ↑fifth … Useful english dictionary
Fifth Monarchy Men — [fɪfθ mɔnəkɪ men], im 17. Jahrhundert sozialrevolutionäre Bewegung in England, Fünftmonarchianer … Universal-Lexikon
Fifth Monarchy Men — The Fifth Monarchy Men was a powerful millennial movement that emerged in the 1640s during the tumultuous times of the Puritan Commonwealth in England. They hoped to reform Parliament in preparation for the return of Christ toward the end of… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Fifth Monarchy Men — Eng. Hist. (during the Commonwealth in the 17th century) a militant sect of Puritans who identified the fifth monarchy with the millennial reign of Christ and who believed they should help to inaugurate that reign by force. * * * ▪ religious sect … Universalium
FIFTH-MONARCHY MEN — a set of fanatics of extreme levelling tendencies, who, towards the close of the Protectorate, maintained that Jesus Christ was about to reappear on the earth to establish a fifth monarchy that would swallow up and forcibly suppress all that… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Fifth-monarchy-man — noun a member of a 17th century sect expecting the immediate second coming of Christ and repudiating all other government. Origin from Fifth Monarchy, denoting the last of the five great empires prophesied by Daniel (Dan. 2:44) … English new terms dictionary
fifth monarchy man — noun Usage: usually capitalized F & both Ms : a member of a fanatical sect in England at the time of the Commonwealth who believed that the fifth monarchy during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years was near at hand and that they… … Useful english dictionary
Fifth Monarchy Men — Eng. Hist. (during the Commonwealth in the 17th century) a militant sect of Puritans who identified the fifth monarchy with the millennial reign of Christ and who believed they should help to inaugurate that reign by force … Useful english dictionary
