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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.
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Noun1.Chiliast - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)chiliast - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
optimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things


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