millennium
noun
or millenniums
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Since in Latin mille means "thousand", a millennium lasts 1,000 years. Thus, we're living today at the beginning of the third millennium since the birth of Christ. But some religious sects, relying on a prophecy in the biblical Book of Revelation, speak of a coming millennium when Jesus will return to reign on earth for 1,000 years, evil will be banished, and all will live in peace and happiness. Members of these sects who keep themselves in a constant state of preparedness are called millenarians or millennialists.
Examples of millennium in a Sentence
Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
The new millennium saw a variety of up-and-comers added to the fold.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 June 2024
Interestingly, the team found that all of the snakes faced the river, and were engraved where its waterline would have been two millennia ago.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
The canoes span millennia of human progress and give clues to shifts in the environment.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millennium. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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