chiliast Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
    millenarian; millenarist.

WordNet

Chil"i*ast noun
Etymology
Gr. . See Chiliasm.
Definitions
  1. One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a milllenarian.

Webster 1913