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chiliasm

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/Part of speech nounSorted achiilmsStarts with CEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations

Word origin

From Ancient Greek χιλιασμός (khiliasmós), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).

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  • It was, however, in the Puritan movement in England, and in similar movements on the continent — especially the Bohemian Brethren — that chiliasm asserted its greatest vitality as an historical force.
  • One of them, bureaucratic conservatism, represented the routinized sphere of administration, whereas the other, chiliasm, gave rise to the utopian consciousness and modern politics.
  • It is a known fact that Bolshevism has unmistakable characteristics of apocalyptic chiliasm, albeit misinterpreted in a physical, earthly way.

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