Chiliast

2 definitions found

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

  Chiliast \Chil"i*ast\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Chiliasm}.]
     One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on
     earth a thousand years; a millenarian.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  chiliast
       n : a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a
           time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: {millenarian},
           {millenarist}]