chiliasm

[ kil-ee-az-uhm ]

noun

, Theology.

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

chiliasm

/ ˈkɪlɪˌæzəm /

noun

1. Christian theol another term for millenarianism millennium

Derived Forms

• ˌchiliˈastic, adjective
• ˈchiliˌast, noun

Other Words From

• chil·i·ast [kil, -ee-ast], noun
• chili·astic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiliasm¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiliasm¹

C17: from Greek khiliasmos, from khilioi a thousand

Example Sentences

The Alexandrian theology strengthened this movement against chiliasm.

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It was only in the course of the third century that chiliasm was almost completely ousted in the East.

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In this sense the extirpation or decay of chiliasm is perhaps the most momentous fact in the history of Christianity in the East.

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

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Chiliasm as a power was broken up by speculative mysticism and on that account very much later in the West than in the East.

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