"chiliast" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪliəst/ Forms: chiliasts [plural]
Etymology: From Latin chiliasta, possibly via French chiliaste, from Ancient Greek χιλιαστής (khiliastḗs), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “thousand”) + -αστής (-astḗs, “-ast, -ist: forming agent nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ast. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|chiliasta}} Latin chiliasta, {{der|en|fr|chiliaste}} French chiliaste, {{bor|en|grc|χιλιαστής}} Ancient Greek χιλιαστής (khiliastḗs), {{m|grc|χῑ́λιοι|t=thousand}} χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “thousand”), {{m|grc|-αστής||-ast, -ist: forming agent nouns}} -αστής (-astḗs, “-ast, -ist: forming agent nouns”), {{af|en|chilia-|-ast}} chilia- + -ast Head templates: {{en-noun}} chiliast (plural chiliasts)
  1. (Christianity, typically derogatory) Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years. Wikipedia link: Chiliasm Categories (topical): Christianity, People, Thousand Synonyms: millenarian [synonym, synonym-of] Coordinate_terms: chiliasm, chilianism, chiliastic, chiliastical

Inflected forms

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