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chil·i·asm

C0293700 (kĭl′ē-ăz′əm)n. Christianity The doctrine stating that Jesus will reign on earth for 1,000 years.

[New Latin chīliasmus, from Late Latin chīlias, chiliad; see chiliad.]

chil′i·ast′ (-ăst′, -əst) n.chil′i·as′tic adj.

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chiliast - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)millenarian, millenaristoptimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

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chiliast

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Synonyms for chiliast

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

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millenarian
millenarist

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optimist

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