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Chile saltpeter
chiles rellenos
chili
chili bite
chili con carne
chili pepper
chili powder
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chiliburger
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chiliasm
chil·i·asm [ kíllee àzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
christianity 
Same as  millenarianism (sense 1)

[Early 17th century. < Greek khiliasmos< khilias< khilioi "one thousand"]

chil·i·ast noun
chil·i·as·tic [ kìllee ástik ] adjective
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