millennium
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Synonyms: millenium, millennia, millennial, bimillennium, millennian, millenniums, millennist
Antonyms: millenium, millennia, millennial, bimillennium, millennian, millenniums, millennist
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Noun
- {{sid|en|Q36507}}{{lb|en|countable}} A [[period]] of [[time]] consisting of one thousand [[year]]s.
- {{lb|en|with definite article}} The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.
- {{senseid|en|long era of good times}} {{lb|en|archaic}} Any long (and possibly endless) [[era]] of [[universal]] [[happiness]], [[peace]]{{,}} and [[prosperity]], predicted by various people to come about [[someday]].
Proper noun
- {{senseid|en|thousand-year reign of Christ}} {{lb|en|Christianity}} The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).
- {{senseid|en|particular era of good times}} {{lb|en|archaic}} A particular long (and possibly endless) [[era]] of [[universal]] [[happiness]], [[peace]]{{,}} and [[prosperity]], predicted by various people to come about [[someday]].
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