Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiliasm

/ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chil-iasm
IPA: /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.

noun

Alternative form of chiliasm.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/
British English: /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/

Inflected Forms

chiliasms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chiliad chiliast chiliastic

Synonyms

millenarianism premillennialism millenarism millenniumism

Questions

How do you pronounce chiliasm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/.
What does chiliasm mean?: Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
Where does chiliasm come from?: From Ancient Greek χιλιασμός (khiliasmós), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).

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