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chiliasm

Meaning

A doctrine holding that a future era of earthly happiness will precede the final judgment, during which divine rule will be exercised.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

She found comfort in the teachings of chiliasm, the promise of a bright future on Earth before the end. It offered hope of peace and fairness, a time when everything would finally be set right, ruled by a higher power, a sweet relief from the world's current troubles.

The old farmer, weathered by sun and toil, spoke of a time when the land would finally yield abundant harvests without struggle, a period of peace and shared bounty before the world's end. He called this hopeful future chiliasm, a belief that a divine, happy age would bless them all on this earth.

After the last spore settled and the great machines finally quieted, a strange calm fell. We whispered of the chiliasm, this coming time when the planet itself would heal, a brief, perfect age before the final accounting. It was a hope to endure the slow thaw.

Some folks believe in a wild, future party time before the big judgment day. It's like a long vacation on Earth where everything is awesome and God's in charge, no more chores! This special era of earthly happiness, a sort of cosmic slumber party, is what they call chiliasm.

My pet rock, Reginald, believes a grand, happy time is coming before the big doomsday, where he'll reign supreme over all lawn gnomes. This whole chiliasm thing means a golden age of dirt naps and gnome subjugation is on the horizon, apparently. He's very excited.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The preacher spoke with fervor of a coming time, a thousand years of peace on Earth. He painted a picture of a blessed reign, justice and joy for all before the final accounting. This hope for earthly bliss, a period of divine rule and earthly happiness, was the core of his message: chiliasm.

The survivors huddled around the flickering fire, their faces etched with weariness. They spoke of a coming peace, a reign of true justice before the end, a period of earthly bliss under a benevolent force. This hope, a quiet belief in chiliasm, fueled their resolve against the encroaching darkness.

The cult preached of a coming time, a golden age of peace and abundance on this very planet, where hardship would cease and all would know comfort before the ultimate reckoning. This hopeful chiliasm, though outlandish to some, gave weary followers something to cling to, a promise of an earthly paradise.

Barnaby, a fervent believer in chiliasm, insisted his dog would soon be governing the neighborhood with a benevolent paw, ushering in an era of squeaky toy abundance before the Great Mailman Apocalypse. He pictured squirrels forming a dignified cabinet, and fire hydrants dispensing pure, unadulterated gravy.

Barnaby was convinced his prize-winning petunias would usher in an era of earthly happiness, a sort of bloom-fueled chiliasm where everyone gets free ice cream and no one has to do laundry. He envisioned divine rule manifesting as automated leaf-blowing.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

He clung to a hopeful vision of chiliasm, picturing a time of unparalleled peace and justice on Earth before everything changed. This belief in a coming period of divine governance, a golden age of earthly contentment, provided him solace amidst present troubles.

Elder Miko, his hands stained with the fragrant oils of the star-moss cultivation vats, explained his deeply held belief. He spoke of a coming age, a period of unparalleled terrestrial contentment and just governance, before all things concluded. This forthcoming era of earthly happiness he called chiliasm, a time of divine oversight preceding judgment.

The settlers huddled around the crackling fire, their faces etched with hardship. They spoke of a coming time, a period of peace and plenty before the ultimate reckoning. This fervent belief, their chiliasm, sustained them through the gnawing hunger and the relentless wind, a promise of divine governance and earthly joy.

Rumor has it, Bartholomew subscribes to a peculiar doctrine of earthly bliss. He insists a future era of untold happiness, complete with bottomless gravy fountains and mandatory karaoke, will precede the final judgment. During this divinely managed millennium, Bartholomew foresees perpetual dance parties, a veritable chiliasm of epic proportions.

The esteemed Professor Wigglemouth, a proponent of a curious doctrine, believed a future era of earthly happiness would precede the final judgment, during which divine rule would be exercised—a period he jubilantly referred to as *chiliasm*. He envisioned this era filled with an abundance of perfectly toasted crumpets and a complete absence of rogue sock disappearance, a truly divine arrangement.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Despite the grim pronouncements of the preacher, Elara held onto a quiet hope, a belief in the coming chiliasm. She envisioned a time of unprecedented global accord, where justice prevailed and suffering ebbed, a period of divine governance before the ultimate reckoning. This persistent expectation offered solace amidst the present strife.

Elder Elara, gazing at the flickering astrolabe, spoke of the coming millennium. She envisioned a period of unprecedented prosperity and divine governance, a vibrant epoch of terrestrial contentment before the ultimate reckoning. This profound hope, this doctrine of chiliasm, sustained their beleaguered enclave amidst the cosmic desolation.

The beleaguered colonists, after years of hardship and intermittent skirmishes, found solace in the fervent preacher's promises of chiliasm. He spoke of a coming golden age, a terrestrial paradise where divine justice would prevail and suffering would cease, a glorious interregnum before the ultimate reckoning.

The fervent followers of a peculiar chiliasm, convinced of an impending epoch of terrestrial bliss, eagerly awaited a divine decree. They envisioned a period of unparalleled felicity before the grand denouement, a veritable cosmic sabbatical where celestial governance would supersede all earthly woes, and everyone would finally get along.

The gregarious greengrocer, a veritable veritable gourmand of esoteric eschatology, espoused his fervent belief in chiliasm, a celestial epoch of unmitigated earthly bliss. He painted vivid tableaux of a future where ripe kumquats spontaneously orbited benevolent celestial beings and rogue radishes repented their terrestrial transgressions, all preceding the ultimate cosmic adjudication.

Difficulty

Challenging — Rare, high-register words for serious word lovers.

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