CHILIAST


Meaning of CHILIAST in English

[ 'kɪlɪast ]

■ noun another term for millenarian .

Derivatives

chiliasm noun

~ic adjective

Origin

C16: via late L. from Gk khiliastēs , from khilias 'a thousand years', from khilioi 'thousand'.

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