millennium

noun

1. a span of 1000 years

Similar word(s): millenary

Definition categories: time, period

2. (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 of these 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

Definition categories: time, doctrine, ism, philosophy

3. the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Similar word(s): millenary

Definition categories: time, anniversary