chiliasm

2 definitions found

chiliasm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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chiliasm - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chiliasm
      n 1: belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium
           mentioned in the Book of Revelations [syn:
           millenarianism, millenarism, millenniumism,
           chiliasm]