chiliast

2 definitions found

chiliast - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

chiliast - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chiliast
      n 1: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a
           time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: millenarian,
           millenarist, chiliast]