🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

千禧年主义

Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiānxīnián zhǔyì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chiliasm/ˈkɪl.iˌæz.əm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"千禧年主义在基督教 Eschatology 中扮演着重要角色。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The belief that Christ will establish a kingdom on earth for a thousand years before the Last Judgment, synonymous with millenarianism.

    "Early Christian theology frequently debated the literal interpretation of chiliasm in the Book of Revelation."
  2. 2

    Any belief or political ideology characterized by the expectation of a coming golden age of peace, justice, and social transformation.

    "The revolutionary movement was fueled by a secular chiliasm that promised an immediate end to all suffering."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'chilias', meaning 'a thousand', based on 'chilioi' (thousand). It entered English in the 17th century via Late Latin 'chiliasmus' and Greek 'chiliasmos', referring specifically to the belief in a thousand-year reign of Christ on Earth as described in the Book of Revelation.

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