chiliast

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχιλιαστής
2. French · derived fromchiliaste
3. Latin · borrowed fromchiliasta
4. English todaychiliast

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.

First known use, by meaning

• 1611 Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.