chiliasm

American  

[kil-ee-az-uhm] / ˈkɪl iˌæz əm /

noun

Theology.

1. the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.

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chiliasm British  

/ ˈkɪlɪˌæzəm /

noun

1. Christian theol another term for millenarianism millennium

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Other Word Forms

• chiliast noun
• chiliastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of chiliasm

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

Example Sentences

By the early 18th century, moral instability encouraged both libertinism and chiliasm.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2018

This chiliasm, playing at the drama of the last days, nourishes when life is no longer seen as ascendant.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Gnostics were not the only opponents of chiliasm.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

Pastors Bading, Adelbert, and Klingmann of the Wisconsin Synod, however, immediately, protested that they "rejected every form of chiliasm as against the Scriptures and the Confessions."

From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

On the other hand the learned bishops of the East in the third century used their utmost efforts to combat and extirpate chiliasm.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil