chiliasm

[ kil-ee-az-uhm ]
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nounTheology.
  1. the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.

Origin of chiliasm

1
1600–10; <Greek chīliasmós, equivalent to chī́li(oi) 1000 + -asmos, variant of -ismos-ism before stems ending in -i-

Other words from chiliasm

  • chil·i·ast [kil-ee-ast], /ˈkɪl iˌæst/, noun
  • chil·i·as·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for chiliasm

chiliasm

/ (ˈkɪlɪˌæzəm) /


noun
  1. Christian theol another term for millenarianism, millennium

Origin of chiliasm

1
C17: from Greek khiliasmos, from khilioi a thousand

Derived forms of chiliasm

  • chiliast, noun
  • chiliastic, adjective

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