chiliasm

[ kil-ee-az-uh m ]

/ ˈkɪl iˌæz əm /

noun Theology.

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

Words nearby chiliasm

chili powder, chili sauce, chili verde, chiliad, chiliarch, chiliasm, chiliburger, chilien shan, chilin, chilipepper, chilis rellenos

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

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Examples from the Web for chiliasm

What is true of the early Church as a whole is true of Chiliasm in particular.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement|Lyford Paterson Edwards
Of their actual position on Chiliasm we know practically nothing except by inference.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement|Lyford Paterson Edwards
It is notable in this connection that there is no word of Chiliasm in Cyprian.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement|Lyford Paterson Edwards
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

Indeed, in the West at least, Chiliasm was dead before the country regions were to any measurable degree Christian at all.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement|Lyford Paterson Edwards

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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