Chiliast

//ˈkɪliəst// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.

    "... Agreed on all sides, except the Chiliasts..."

  2. 2
    a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) wordnet

Etymology

From Latin chiliasta, possibly via French chiliaste, from Ancient Greek χιλιαστής (khiliastḗs), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “thousand”) + -αστής (-astḗs, “-ast, -ist: forming agent nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ast.

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