MILLENNIUM


Meaning of MILLENNIUM in English

mə̇ˈlenēəm noun

( plural millen·nia -ēə ; or mil·lenniums )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin mille thousand + -ennium (as in biennium period of two years) — more at biennial

1.

a. : a period of 1000 years

records dating back several millennia

b. : a 1000th anniversary or its celebration

2.

a. : the thousand years mentioned in Revelation 20 during which holiness is to be triumphant and Christ is to reign on earth

b. : a period of prevailing virtue or great happiness or perfect government or freedom from familiar ills and imperfections of human existence

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.