FIFTH-MONARCHY MEN
\fˈɪfθmˈɒnəki mˈɛn], \fˈɪfθmˈɒnəki mˈɛn], \f_ˈɪ_f_θ_m_ˈɒ_n_ə_k_i m_ˈɛ_n]\
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(Hist. ) A faction or sect which regarded the protectorate of Cromwell as the foundation of a fifth monarchy (succeeding those of Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome), in which Jesus Christ would reign visibly for a thousand years. See Millennium.
By Henry Percy Smith
