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millennium

[ mi-len-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural mil·len·ni·ums, mil·len·ni·a [mi-, len, -ee-, uh].
  1. a period of 1,000 years:

    This great stone monument has seen it all—hardship, plenty, and everything in between—over a millennium and a half.

  2. the year 2000, or the turn of the 21st century:

    In 1995, approaching the millennium, the city covered nearly 67,000 acres and had a population of over 1 million.

  3. the millennium, Christianity. the period of 1,000 years during which Christ will reign on earth, as an interpretation of a vision set forth by the apostle John in the book of Revelation. Also the Millennium.
  4. a period of general righteousness and happiness, especially in the indefinite future.
  5. a thousandth anniversary.


millennium

/ mɪˈlɛnɪəm /

noun

  1. the millennium
    the millennium Christianity the period of a thousand years of Christ's awaited reign upon earth
  2. a period or cycle of one thousand years
  3. a time of peace and happiness, esp in the distant future
  4. a thousandth anniversary


millennium

  1. A period of a thousand years foretold in the Book of Revelation . During the millennium, those who have been faithful to Jesus and who have not worshiped the Antichrist will reign with Jesus over the Earth . According to the Book of Revelation, the millennium will precede the final battle for control of the universe; Judgment Day will come afterward.


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Notes

Figuratively, a “millennium” is a period of great justice and happiness on Earth.
The meaning of the Bible 's (see also Bible ) words about the millennium has been much debated by Christians (see also Christian ). Prophecies about the millennium are part of the basic doctrine of several denominations, including Jehovah's Witnesses .

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Derived Forms

  • milˈlennially, adverb
  • milˈlennialist, noun
  • milˈlennial, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of millennium1

First recorded in 1630–40; from New Latin, equivalent to Latin mill(e) “a thousand” + -ennium, extracted from biennium, triennium, etc.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of millennium1

C17: from New Latin, from Latin mille thousand + annus year; for form, compare quadrennium

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Example Sentences

Their reward: what is possibly the most infuriating series finale of the new millennium.

And that original score that kicks in as a new-age Millennium Falcon swoops into view is sure to get you going.

Sherlock Holmes is a new millennium sex symbol with books, movies, and TV episodes introducing him to a new generation of fans.

The escalatory ladder is far more terrifying than it was on the eve of the millennium.

The first World Series of the new millennium was an all-New York affair.

Nor does he glow with exalted hopes of a millennium of bliss, or of the beatitudes of a future state.

So far as I know, he never wrote a line that had not to do with "The Millennium."

In the millennium an educational genius will write a book to be given to every young man on the date of his disillusion.

He was not satisfied with the Whigs, who believed that the Reform Bill would usher in a political millennium.

Bands of Hungarian privates proved their belief in this millennium by sacking the warehouses in the docks under cover of night.

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