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1. (n.) millennium
a period of 1000 years.
2. millennium
one of the successive periods of 1000 years reckoned forward or backward from the assumed date of the birth of Jesus.
3. millennium
the millennium, the period of 1000 years during which Christ will reign on earth. Rev. 20:1–7.
4. millennium
a thousandth anniversary, esp. the year 1000 or 1001, 2000 or 2001, etc.
Etymology: (1630–40; < NL, = L mill(e) a thousand +-ennium, extracted from biennium , triennium , etc.)
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| Definition of 'millennium' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) millennium, millenary
a span of 1000 years
2. (noun) millennium
(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
3. (noun) millennium, millenary
the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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1. (noun) millennium
1000 years
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| Definition of 'millennium' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) millennium
a thousand years; especially, the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints
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millennium
1. A thousand years beginning with Now and ending with Then.
2. A mythical period when every one will pay his debts and begin tomorrow again on renewed credit.
3. A religious cycle which has no visible means of support, even admitting the ideality of time. Hence, by extension and usage--[Here insert a Mergenthaler pi line of thirty-two ems.]
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Sense: a period of a thousand years
Almost two millennia have passed since the birth of Christ.
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 Afrikaans: millennium |
 Arabic: فَتْرَة ألْف سَنَه |
 Bulgarian: милениум |
 Brazilian: milênio |
 Czech: tisíciletí |
 German: das Jahrtausend |
 Danish: millenium |
 Greek: χιλιετία |
 Spanish: milenio |
 Estonian: aastatuhat |
 Farsi: هزاره |
 Finnish: vuosituhat |
 French: millénaire |
 Hebrew: מִילֶניוּם, 1000 שָׁנִים |
 Hindi: सहस्त्राब्दि |
 Croatian: milenij |
 Hungarian: ezredév |
 Indonesian: seribu tahun |
 Icelandic: þúsund ár |
 Italian: millennio |
 Japanese: 1000年間 |
 Korean: 천년 |
 Lithuanian: tūkstantmetis |
 Latvian: gadu tūkstotis |
 Malay: millenium |
 Dutch: duizend jaar |
 Norwegian: tusenår; årtusen |
 Polish: milenium |
 Persian: هزاره |
 Pashto: زرګون |
 Portuguese: milénio |
 Romanian: mileniu |
 Russian: тысячелетие |
 Slovak: tisícročie |
 Slovenian: tisočletje |
 Serbian: milenijum |
 Swedish: millennium,årtusende |
 Thai: ระยะเวลาหนึ่งพันปี |
 Turkish: bin yıl |
 Taiwanese: 一千年 |
 Ukrainian: тисячоліття |
 Urdu: ہزار سالہ مدّت |
 Vietnamese: thiên niên kỷ |
 Chinese: 一千年 |
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