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Noun: chiliast  'ki-lee,ast
  1. A person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
    "The chiliast preached about the imminent arrival of a perfect world";
    - millenarian, millenarist

Derived forms: chiliasts

Type of: optimist

Encyclopedia: Chiliast