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Millennium

//mɪˈlɛnɪəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A period of time consisting of one thousand years. countable

    "But these seekers, too, are saved - by virtue of the inherited symbolic aids of society, the rites of passage, the grace-yielding sacraments, given to mankind of old by the redeemers and handed down through millenniums."

  2. 2
    a span of 1000 years wordnet
  3. 3
    The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).

    "usher in the millennium"

  4. 4
    the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) wordnet
  5. 5
    A long era of universal happiness, peace, and prosperity. archaic

    "Near-synonym: utopia"

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  1. 6
    (New Testament) in the Book of Revelation 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 wordnet
  2. 7
    The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000. with-definite-article

    "A huge fireworks display was put on in Sydney to celebrate the millennium."

Etymology

From Late Latin mīllennium, from Latin mīllennis (“1000-year”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).

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