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mil⋅len⋅ni⋅um

  [mi-len-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ni⋅ums, -ni⋅a  [-nee-uh] .
1. a period of 1000 years.
2. the millennium, the period of a thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth. Rev. 20:1–7.
3. a period of general righteousness and happiness, esp. in the indefinite future.
4. a thousandth anniversary.
Origin:
1630–40; < NL, equiv. to L mill(e) a thousand + -ennium, extracted from biennium, triennium, etc.
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mil·len·ni·um   (mə-lěn'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. mil·len·ni·a (-lěn'ē-ə) 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 mīllennium : Latin mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]
mil·len'ni·al (-əl) adj., mil·len'ni·al·ism n., mil·len'ni·al·ist n., mil·len'ni·al·ly adv.
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millennium

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.

Note: The meaning of the Bible's words about the millennium has been much debated by Christians. Prophecies about the millennium are part of the basic doctrine of several denominations, including Jehovah's Witnesses.
Note: Figuratively, a “millennium” is a period of great justice and happiness on Earth.
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Word Origin & History

millennium 
1638, from L. mille "thousand" + annus "year" (see annual); formed on analogy of biennium, triennium, etc. First in Eng. in sense of "1,000-year period of Christ's anticipated rule on Earth" (Rev. xx.1-5); hence millenarian (1552) "one who believes in the coming of the millennium." Sense of "any 1,000-year period" first recorded 1711.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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