Chiliasm
//ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
"It was, however, in the Puritan movement in England, and in similar movements on the continent — especially the Bohemian Brethren — that chiliasm asserted its greatest vitality as an historical force."
- 2 Alternative form of chiliasm. alt-of, alternative
- 3 belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations wordnet
Example
More examples"It was, however, in the Puritan movement in England, and in similar movements on the continent — especially the Bohemian Brethren — that chiliasm asserted its greatest vitality as an historical force."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιλιασμός (khiliasmós), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).
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