Millennium

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  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
    • 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
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
  • noun. 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. The year 2000.
    • 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)
    • Word Usage
    "However, I had just made what I called my millennium resolution—a resolution for the next one thousand years."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    anniversary  day of remembrance  doctrine  ism  period  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    billion  century  decade  dynasty  eon  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Agapemone  Arcadia  Big Rock-Candy Mountain  Canaan  Cloudcuckooland  
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    millennia  
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