chiliasm

[ kil-ee-az-uhm ]

noun

, Theology.

1. the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.

chiliasm

/ ˈkɪlɪˌæzəm /

noun

1. Christian theol another term for millenarianism millennium

Derived Forms

• ˌchiliˈastic, adjective
• ˈchiliˌast, noun

Other Words From

• chil·i·ast [kil, -ee-ast], noun
• chili·astic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiliasm¹

1600–10; < Greek chīliasmós, equivalent to chī́li ( oi ) 1000 + -asmos, variant of -ismos -ism before stems ending in -i-

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiliasm¹

C17: from Greek khiliasmos, from khilioi a thousand