chiliast

Meaning

Noun

  • One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin chiliasta, from Ancient Greek χῑ́λιοι; synchronically analyzable as chilia- + -ast. First used in the 17th century.

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