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MILLENNIUM definition: 1. a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends: 2. the beginning of a…. Learn more.
a period or cycle of one thousand years. a time of peace and happiness, esp in the distant future. a thousandth anniversary. millennium. A period of a thousand years foretold in the Book of Revelation. During the millennium, those who have been faithful to Jesus and who have not worshiped the Antichrist will reign with Jesus over the Earth.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MILLENNIUM. [count] 1. : a period of 1,000 years. The book describes the changes that have occurred in the landscape over many millennia. 2. : a period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era.
5 days ago · Millennium, a period of 1,000 years. The Gregorian calendar, put forth in 1582 and subsequently adopted by most countries, did not include a year 0 in the transition from bc (years before Christ) to ad (those since his birth). Thus, the 1st millennium is defined as spanning years 1–1000 and the 2nd.
us / mɪˈlen.i.əm / uk / mɪˈlen.i.əm / plural millennia or millenniums. Add to word list. C2. a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends: The corpse had lain preserved in the soil for almost two millennia. Compare. century. the millennium. the beginning of a new millennium in the year 2000:
2 days ago · A millennium is a period of one thousand years, especially one which begins and ends with a year ending in '000', for example the period from the year 1000 to the year 2000. [formal] 2. singular noun. Many people refer to the year 2000 as the Millennium . ...the eve of the Millennium. ...the cost of Millennium celebrations and festivals.
/məˈlɛniəm/ /mɪˈlɛniəm/ IPA guide. Other forms: millenniums; millennia. A decade means ten years, a century means a hundred, and millennium means a thousand. Think: a decade of marriage, the new millennium. In Latin, in the Romance languages, and in the metric system, mille refers to a thousand.
