Millennium

Quick meaning: Millennium is a noun meaning (countable) A period of time consisting of one thousand years.

Meaning

(countable) A period of time consisting of one thousand years.

More Meanings

1. (with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.
2. (Christianity) The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).
3. (archaic) Any long (and possibly endless) era of universal happiness, peace, and prosperity, predicted by various people to come about someday.
4. (archaic) A particular long (and possibly endless) era of universal happiness, peace, and prosperity, predicted by various people to come about someday.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: utopia

expecting a millennium

A huge fireworks display was put on in Sydney to celebrate the millennium.

After millenniums of austerity and poverty, the age of limitless “superabundance” was at hand.

Word Forms

• millennia
• millenniums
• millenium

Synonyms for millennium

Depending on context, synonyms include chiliad, kiloannum, kiloyear, kyr, yearthousand, utopia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include millennial, century, millenium, jubilee, bug, goals.

Related Dictionary Tools