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End of the World

138. End of the World

chiliasm: the belief that Christ will return to earth in visible form and establish a kingdom to last 1000 years, after which the world will come to an end. Also called millenarianism . —chiliast , n. —chiliastic , adj.
eschatology: Theology. any set of doctrines concerning flnal matters, as death, the judgment, afterlife, etc. —eschatological , adj. —eschatologist , n.
millenarianism: chiliasm.
Millerism: the preachings of the American William Miller (1782-1849), founder of the Adventist church, who believed that the end of the world and the return of Christ would occur in 1843. —Millerite , n.

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