Chil'i·asm noun [ Greek ..., from .... See Chiliad.] 1. The millennium. 2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/65
chiliasm 1. The doctrine stating that Jesus will reign on earth for 1,000 years. 2. Belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations. The term millennium comes from Latin, '1,000 years', the period of 1,000 years in which, according to some schools of Christian eschatology (theology or religious beliefs), Ch... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/444/
Teaching and belief of some Jews and Christians that the Messiah will appear at the end of time to found a glorious kingdom on earth which is to last one thousand years; also called Millenarianism. -- J.J.R. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21203