chiliast
chi·liast
noun
1.
a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
Origin
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.
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