chiliast

/ˈtʃɪliəst/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who believes in or advocates the coming of the millennium or a golden age, often with a focus on apocalyptic or catastrophic events.

“The chiliast believed that the world would soon end in a great cataclysm.”

Synonyms

  • apocalypticist
  • millenarian
  • miller

Antonyms

  • optimist
  • utopian