Chiliastic
/ˌkɪ.liˈæ.stɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity.
"The social anthropologist can recognise in the millenarian sentiments of the Interregnum a parallel phenomenon to the chiliastic movements which still occur in the underdeveloped countries of today."
Adjective
- 1 relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness wordnet
Example
More examples"The social anthropologist can recognise in the millenarian sentiments of the Interregnum a parallel phenomenon to the chiliastic movements which still occur in the underdeveloped countries of today."
Etymology
From chiliast + -ic.