Word: chiliasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chi
liasts
Definition: Plural of chiliast; a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
Morphemes:
Affix: chilia-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: thousand
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χίλιοι
Language: grc
Decoded: khilioi
Meaning: thousand
Affix: -ast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: someone associated with something
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -άζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -azo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, and other verbs.
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.