millennium

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.

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[New Latin mllennium : Latin mlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

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mil·lenni·al (-l) adj.

mil·lenni·al·ism n.

mil·lenni·al·ist n.

mil·lenni·al·ly adv.

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millennium [mill-en-nee-um, -nee-a]

Noun

pl -nia -niums

1. a period of one thousand years

2. the Millennium Christianity the period of a thousand years of Christ's awaited reign upon earth

3. a future period of peace and happiness [Latin mille thousand + annus year]

millennial adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	millennium - a span of 1000 years millenary period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" century - a period of 100 years
	2.	millennium - (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
	3.	millennium - the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) millenary anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

Translations

millennium [pl millenniums or millennia] [mɪˈlɛnɪəm, ˈlɛnɪə] n → milenio, milenario

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millennium [millenniums or millennia , pl ] [mɪˈlɛnɪəm, -ˈlɛnɪə] n → millénaire m

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millennium [mɪˈlɛnɪəm] [millenniums or millennia , pl ] n → Jahrtausend nt

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millennium [pl millenniums or millennia] [mɪˈlɛnɪəm, -ˈlɛnɪə] n → millennio