Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A span of one thousand years.
- noun A thousand-year period of holiness mentioned in the book of Revelation, during which Jesus and his faithful followers are to rule on earth.
- noun A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice.
- noun A thousandth anniversary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An aggregate of a thousand years; a period or interval of one thousand years: as, the millennium of the occupation of Iceland celebrated in 1874.
- noun Specifically In theology, a period during which the kingdom of Christ will be established upon the earth and will predominate over all other authority.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A period of one thousand years.
- noun The period of a thousand years mentioned 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.
- noun A long period of happiness, righteousness, and prosperity, usually considered as being in the indefinite future.
- noun A thousandth anniversary
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
period oftime consisting of one thousandyears . - noun Christianity The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).
- noun A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a
utopia . - noun with definite article The year 2000.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (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
- noun a span of 1000 years
- noun the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, I had just made what I called my millennium resolution—a resolution for the next one thousand years.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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However, I had just made what I called my millennium resolution—a resolution for the next one thousand years.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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However, I had just made what I called my millennium resolution—a resolution for the next one thousand years.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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However, I had just made what I called my millennium resolution—a resolution for the next one thousand years.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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My beliefs are that God may have designed the universe, but did it over more than a week maybe we got our units of time mixed up; a day should be what we call a millennium?
Dreams of Japan Part I: train station ballrooms, sword dances and a female shrine Elizabeth McClung 2008
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A system that at the turning of the new century, and new millennium, is still atoning for its sins of the '70s.
Yoani Sanchez: Our Vargas Llosa who art in Nobel... Yoani Sanchez 2010
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A system that at the turning of the new century, and new millennium, is still atoning for its sins of the '70s.
Yoani Sanchez: Our Vargas Llosa who art in Nobel... Yoani Sanchez 2010
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A system that at the turning of the new century, and new millennium, is still atoning for its sins of the '70s.
Yoani Sanchez: Our Vargas Llosa who art in Nobel... Yoani Sanchez 2010
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A system that at the turning of the new century, and new millennium, is still atoning for its sins of the '70s.
Yoani Sanchez: Our Vargas Llosa who art in Nobel... Yoani Sanchez 2010
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Proclaiming your intention to cut greenhouse gases by 99.9% before the end of next millennium is so much safer than suggesting a date for troop withdrawals from Iraq, or promising to sort out problems in the National Health Service.
Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008
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