Chiliasm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chiliasm \Chil"i*asm\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?. See Chiliad.]
     1. The millennium.
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     2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth
        during the millennium.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chiliasm
       n : belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned
           in the Book of Revelations [syn: {millenarianism}, {millenniumism}]