chiliad
[ kil-ee-ad ]
/ ˈkɪl iˌæd /
noun
a group of 1000.
a period of 1000 years.
Origin of chiliad
1590–1600; < Late Latin
chīliad- (stem of
chīlias) < Greek, equivalent to
chī́li(oi) 1000 +
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OTHER WORDS FROM chiliad
chil·i·ad·al, chil·i·ad·ic, adjectiveWords nearby chiliad
chili oil,
chili pepper,
chili powder,
chili sauce,
chili verde,
chiliad,
chiliarch,
chiliasm,
chiliburger,
chilien shan,
chilin
Example sentences from the Web for chiliad
These probably included the logarithms of the first chiliad which he published in 1617.
Or, from the Greek, chiliad; and hence the word chiliasm, expressing the belief in a millennium.
Anarchism |E. V. Zenker
British Dictionary definitions for chiliad
chiliad
/ (ˈkɪlɪˌæd) /
noun
a group of one thousand
one thousand years
Derived forms of chiliad
chiliadal or chiliadic, adjectiveWord Origin for chiliad
C16: from Greek
khilias, from
khilioi a thousand