MILLENNIUM

Millennium

A millennium is a period of time equal to 1000 years. It derives from the Latin ', thousand, and ', year. It is often, but not necessarily, related to a particular dating system.

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millennium

Noun

  1. A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
  2. The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).
  3. A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a utopia.
  4. The year 2000.


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