NOUN | time | millennium, millenary | a span of 1000 years |
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time | millennium | (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years | |
time | millennium, millenary | the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
Sounds | mahleh'niyahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A span of 1000 years. | |
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Synonym | millenary | |
Parts | century | A period of 100 years |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Spanish | milenio | |
Catalan | mil·lenni | |
Adjectives | millenarian | relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness |
millenary | relating to or consisting of 1000 | |
millennial, millennian | relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years / years |
Meaning | (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning / meaning of these words / words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness. | |
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Category | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
Spanish | milenio | |
Adjectives | millenary | of or relating to the doctrine of the millennium |
postmillennial | of or relating to the period following the millennium |
Meaning | The 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it). | |
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Synonym | millenary | |
Broader | anniversary, day of remembrance | The date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) |
Spanish | milenario, milenio | |
Adjectives | millenary | relating to or consisting of 1000 |
millennial | relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years / years |
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