millennium: Meaning and Definition of

mil•len•ni•um

Pronunciation: (mi-len'ē-um), [key]
— pl. -ni•ums, -ni•a
  1. a period of 1000 years.
  2. the period of a thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth. Rev. 20:1–7.
  3. a period of general righteousness and happiness, esp. in the indefinite future.
  4. a thousandth anniversary.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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