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Chiliast

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chiliast - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
millenarian, millenarist
optimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things


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Weber has read one great slate of unhappiness, history as written by sects and prophets, millenarians, chiliasts, and televangelists.
Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the ... by Amato, Joseph / Journal of Social History
Unquestionably, the chiliast and Paracelsian Tobias Hess from Nuremberg (1568-1614), who probably befriended Andreae in 1608, made a decisive contribution in this regard.
Johann Valentin Andreae's utopian brotherhoods by Dickson, Donald R. / Renaissance Quarterly
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