Added 9 October 2026
millennium
/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/ noun
In Latin: mīllennium Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about millennium at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
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The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.
A huge fireworks display was put on in Sydney to celebrate the millennium.
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Any long (and possibly endless) era of universal happiness, peace, and prosperity, predicted by various people to come about someday.
expecting a millennium
proper noun
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The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).
usher in the millennium
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A particular long (and possibly endless) era of universal happiness, peace, and prosperity, predicted by various people to come about someday.
usher in the millennium
Origin
From Late Latin mīllennium, from Latin mīllennis (“1000-year”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).
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