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chiliasm
[ kil-ee-az-uhm ]
noun
- the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
chiliasm
/ ˈɪɪˌæə /
noun
- Christian theol another term for millenarianism millennium
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپ, adjective
- ˈˌ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·· [kil, -ee-ast], noun
- i·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of chiliasm1
Example Sentences
By the early 18th century, moral instability encouraged both libertinism and chiliasm.
It is distinguished by its missionary zeal for the conversion of the natives, pursues with special interest the study of the prophetic word, and makes chiliasm an open question which need not rend the church.
The Alogi in the 2nd century rejected the Apocalypse on account of its chiliasm, its teaching of a visible reign of Christ on earth for a thousand years.
During the third century the belief in chiliasm as a part of the Church's faith died out in nearly all parts of the Church.
That Jesus and His apostles, as well as the great body of primitive Christians, held and taught what some call chiliasm, or millenarianism, can as readily be substantiated.
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