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

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)

It is very remarkable that Cyprian already set chiliasm aside; cf. the conclusion of the second Book of the Testimonia and the few passages in which he quoted the last chapters of Revelation.

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

That Jesus and His apostles, as well as the great body of primitive Christians, held and taught what some call chiliasm, or millenarianism, can as readily be substantiated.

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