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CHILIASTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chiliastic mean?
• CHILIASTIC (adjective)
The adjective CHILIASTIC has 1 sense:
1. relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness
Familiarity information: CHILIASTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
chiliastic; millenarian
Derivation:
chiliasm (belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations)
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