Associations to the word «Chiliast»

Wiktionary

CHILIAST, noun. (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years; a millenarian.

Dictionary definition

CHILIAST, noun. A person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.