chiliasm

[ kil-ee-az-uhm ]

/ ˈkɪl iˌæz əm /

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noun Theology.

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

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Origin of chiliasm

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/, nounchil·i·as·tic, adjective

Words nearby chiliasm

Chile saltpetre, chile verde, chili, chiliad, chiliarch, chiliasm, chiliburger, chili cheese fries, chili con carne, chili dog, chili oil

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How to use chiliasm in a sentence

The Alexandrian theology strengthened this movement against chiliasm.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
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 Harnack
In 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 Harnack
On 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 Harnack

Chiliasm 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

chiliasm

/ (ˈkɪlɪˌæzəm) /

noun

Christian theol another term for millenarianism, millennium

Derived forms of chiliasm

chiliast, nounchiliastic, adjective

Word Origin for chiliasm

C17: from Greek khiliasmos, from khilioi a thousand

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