chiliast
/ˈkɪliəst/
chiliast noun: synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
Noun
chiliast (plural chiliasts)
- 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...1611, William Sclater, A Key to the Key of Scripture..., page 324
- All Anabaptists were and are still Chiliasts, expounding literally that Kingdome of a thousand years of Revel. xx. 6 to be a temporall Kingdome.1647, anonymous author, A Short History of the Anabaptists, page 52
- Synonyms:
- millenarian
Synonyms of chiliast
Forms of chiliast
| plural | chiliasts |
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Origin of chiliast
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.
Questions about chiliast
- What does chiliast mean?
- Chiliast means synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
- What part of speech is chiliast?
- Chiliast is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chiliast?
- Chiliast is pronounced /ˈkɪliəst/.
- What is the plural of chiliast?
- The plural of chiliast is chiliasts.
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