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Millennial

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mil·len·ni·um  (m-ln-m)
n. pl. mil·len·ni·a (-ln-) or mil·len·ni·ums
1. A span of one thousand years.
2. A thousand-year period of holiness mentioned in Revelation 20, during which Jesus and his faithful followers are to rule on earth.
3. A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice.
4. A thousandth anniversary.
[New Latin mllennium : Latin mlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]
mil·lenni·al (-l) adj.
mil·lenni·al·ism n.
mil·lenni·al·ist n.
mil·lenni·al·ly adv.
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Adj.1.millennial - relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years
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"My Lords," said the President to the Junior Circles of the Council, "there is not the slightest need for surprise; the secret archives, to which I alone have access, tell me that a similar occurrence happened on the last two millennial commencements.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
Every tenant was quite sure things would be different when the reins got into his hands--there was to be a millennial abundance of new gates, allowances of lime, and returns of ten per cent.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
So with Mesmerism, Swedenborgism, Fourierism, and the Millennial Church; they are poor pretensions enough, but good criticism on the science, philosophy, and preaching of the day.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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