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chiliasts

chiliasts is the plural of chiliast.

Meaning of chiliast

Noun

chiliast (plural chiliasts)

  1. (typically derogatory) 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
    Synonyms:
    millenarian

Questions about chiliasts

What is chiliasts the plural of?
Chiliasts is the plural of chiliast.

Words near chiliasts in the dictionary

  1. chilias
  2. chiliasm
  3. chiliasms
  4. chiliast
  5. chiliastic
  6. chiliasts
  7. chiliaëdron
  8. chiliburger
  9. chiliburgers
  10. chilicote
  11. chilidia

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