chiliast

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɪliəst/, /ˈkɪliˌæst/ === Noun === chiliast (plural chiliasts) (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. [1611] ==== Coordinate terms ==== chiliasm, chilianism, chiliastic, chiliastical === References === “chiliast, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.