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noun
Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of chiliasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: millenarianism, millenarism, millenniumism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theological doctrine
History
From Ancient Greek χιλιασμός (khiliasmós), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
