Millennium - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|mɪˈlenɪəm|
Brit.
|mɪˈlenɪəm|
noun
- a span of 1000 years (syn: millenary)
- (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
- the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) (syn: millenary)
- (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
- the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) (syn: millenary)
Extra examples
The book describes the changes that have occurred in the landscape over many millennia.
The year 2000 was celebrated as the beginning of the third millennium.
Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC
At the close of this millennium, the favored dichotomy features a supposed battle called “the science wars."
Word forms
noun
singular: millennium
plural: millennia or millenniums
singular: millennium
plural: millennia or millenniums
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