millennium
Meanings
Plural: millennia, millenniums
Noun
- a span of 1000 years
- (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)
- A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
- The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).
- A long era of universal happiness, peace, and prosperity.
- The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin mīllennium, from Latin mīllennis (“1000-year”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).
Synonyms
kiloannum, kiloyear, kyr, millenary, mul:ka, yearthousand
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 21
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