premillennial

[ pree-mi-len-ee-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the period preceding the millennium.

Origin of premillennial

1
First recorded in 1840–50; pre- + millennial

Other words from premillennial

  • pre·mil·len·ni·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby premillennial

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use premillennial in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for premillennial

premillennial

/ (ˌpriːmɪˈlɛnɪəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the period preceding the millennium

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012