mil·len·ni·um (m -l n  -m)n. pl. mil·len·ni·a (-l n-) 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 m  llennium : Latin mlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]mil·len ni·al (-l) adj.mil·len ni·al·ism n.mil·len ni·al·ist n.mil·len ni·al·ly adv. |
millennialism
a doctrine that Christ will make a second Advent and that the prophecy in the book of Revelation will be fulfilled with an earthly millennium of peace and righteousness. Also called millenarianism, chiliasm. — millennialist, n.
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