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Chiliastic

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chil·i·asm  (kl-zm)
n. Christianity
The doctrine stating that Jesus will reign on earth for 1,000 years.
[New Latin chliasmus, from Late Latin chlias, chiliad; see chiliad.]
chili·ast (-st, -st) n.
chili·astic adj.
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Adj.1.chiliastic - relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness
millenarian


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A Chiliastic bent (based on Revelations 20:1-5) is evidenced by his positing Christ's birth in 5500 from the Creation and prophesying his return in 6000.
Eastern Fathers of the Church by Baldwin, Barry / Catholic Insight
This task was made difficult because liberalism, like its adversaries, Nazism and Communism, was also rooted in an essentially secular, enlightenment tradition, but unlike its opponents, stayed clear of chiliastic and teleological codes disguised as history and sociology.
Louis Hartz and the Liberal Tradition: from consensus to crack-up by Horowitz, Irving Louis / Modern Age
While he draws inspiration mainly from Marx, Hashimoto chooses to distance himself from what he sees as the chiliastic aspects of Marx's ideology, such as the inevitability of class struggle, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the realization of a classless society.
Class Structure in Contemporary Japan by Bayliss, Jeffrey P. / Pacific Affairs
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