chiliast
- noun
- /ˈkɪliˌæst/
- Specialized
- Many early Protestant reformers were known as chiliasts because of their belief in a coming golden age.
Examples
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As a devoted chiliast, he wrote extensively on his vision of a future millennium.
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The doctrine promoted by the chiliast gained popularity among the congregation.
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Many chiliasts await the arrival of a new era.
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A chiliast believes in a future of peace.
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As a devoted chiliast, he passionately shared his beliefs about the future millennium during the church service.
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Many early Protestant reformers identified as chiliasts, expressing their hopes for a divine era of peace and prosperity.
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The teachings of the chiliast resonated with those seeking a hopeful vision of the future within their faith.
Synonyms
A person who believes in a coming thousand-year time of peace and happiness
A person who believes a coming time will bring great peace, often for religious reasons
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A religious group that believes a thousand-year time of peace will begin soon because of a prediction
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chiliast comes from the Greek root chilioi, meaning 'thousand', so a chiliast is someone who expects a future 'thousand'-year age of peace; think of the word millennium, which also means a thousand years.