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. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  millennium - a span of 1000 years 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) anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) |
Translations
n millennium [miˈleniəm]
a period of a thousand years Almost two millennia have passed since the birth of Christ. millennium فَتْرَة ألْف سَنَه милениум tisíciletí millenium das Jahrtausend χιλιετία milenio aastatuhat هزاره vuosituhat millénaire מִילֶניוּם, 1000 שָׁנִים सहस्त्राब्दि milenij ezredév seribu tahun þúsund ár millennio 1000年間 천년 tūkstantmetis gadu tūkstotis millenium duizend jaar tusen år; årtusen milenium milénio mileniu тысячелетие tisícročie tisočletje milenijum millennium, årtusende ระยะเวลาหนึ่งพันปี bin yıl 一千年 тисячоліття ہزار سالہ مدّت thiên niên kỷ 一千年
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