chiliasm
the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
Origin of chiliasm
1Other words from chiliasm
- chil·i·ast [kil-ee-ast], /ˈkɪl iˌæst/, noun
- chil·i·as·tic, adjective
Words Nearby chiliasm
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How to use chiliasm in a sentence
The Alexandrian theology strengthened this movement against chiliasm.
It was only in the course of the third century that chiliasm was almost completely ousted in the East.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) | Adolph HarnackIn this sense the extirpation or decay of chiliasm is perhaps the most momentous fact in the history of Christianity in the East.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) | Adolph HarnackOn the other hand the learned bishops of the East in the third century used their utmost efforts to combat and extirpate chiliasm.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) | Adolph Harnackchiliasm as a power was broken up by speculative mysticism and on that account very much later in the West than in the East.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) | Adolph Harnack
British Dictionary definitions for chiliasm
/ (ˈkɪlɪˌæzəm) /
Christian theol another term for millenarianism, millennium
Origin of chiliasm
1Derived forms of chiliasm
- chiliast, noun
- chiliastic, adjective
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