millennium

C2 Topic:Time

US /mɪˈlen.i.əm/ UK /mɪˈlen.i.əm/ See IPA manual

Freq #11473

Meanings

1

noun
a period of one thousand years

The manuscript survived for nearly a millennium before it was translated.
2

noun
an idealized future age of peace, justice, or prosperity

The reformers warned that no political system could produce a millennium overnight.
3

noun
the thousand-year reign of Christ described in the Book of Revelation

Some theologians interpret the millennium as a literal future kingdom.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a period of one thousand years thousand yearschiliad

2 noun · an idealized future age of... golden ageutopia

3 noun · the thousand-year reign of... millennial kingdom

Word family

Derived forms millennialmillenarianmillenarianism

Related forms century epoch anniversary

Etymology

From Late Latin millennium, formed from Latin mille, 'thousand,' and annus, 'year.' The biblical sense refers to the thousand-year reign described in Revelation; from it developed the broader idea of an anticipated age of peace or perfection.

Topics

Time

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# millennium

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /mɪˈlen.i.əm/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪˈlen.i.əm/
**Frequency rank:** 11473

## Meanings
1. a period of one thousand years
2. an idealized future age of peace, justice, or prosperity
3. the thousand-year reign of Christ described in the Book of Revelation

## Examples
- The manuscript survived for nearly a millennium before it was translated.
- The reformers warned that no political system could produce a millennium overnight.
- Some theologians interpret the millennium as a literal future kingdom.

## Synonyms
- thousand years
- chiliad
- golden age

## Derived Forms
- millennial
- millenarian
- millenarianism

## Related Forms
- century
- epoch
- anniversary

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: milli- - thousand

## Etymology
From Late Latin millennium, formed from Latin mille, 'thousand,' and annus, 'year.' The biblical sense refers to the thousand-year reign described in Revelation; from it developed the broader idea of an anticipated age of peace or perfection.

## Topics
- Time

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