mil|len´ni|al|ly

mil|len´ni|al|ly
mil|len|ni|al «muh LEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun.
–adjective.
1. of a thousand years.
2. Theology. having to do with a millennium, especially the prophesied millennium.
3. Figurative. like that of the millennium; fit for the millennium: »

There was to be a millennial abundance of new gates…and returns of ten per cent (George Eliot).

4. of or relating to the generation born after 1980 that comes of age in the 2000's.
–noun.
1. a thousandth anniversary or its celebration; millenary.
2. a member of the millennial generation.
mil|len´ni|al|ly, adverb.

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  • mil|len|ni|al — «muh LEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adjective. 1. of a thousand years. 2. Theology. having to do with a millennium, especially the prophesied millennium. 3. Figurative. like that of the millennium; fit for the millennium: »There was to be a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mil|len|ni|um — «muh LEHN ee uhm», noun, plural len|ni|ums, len|ni|a « LEHN ee uh». 1. a) a period of one thousand years: »The Christian Era is less than two millenniums old; the world is many millenniums old …   Useful english dictionary

  • mil|len|ni|a|ry — «muh LEHN ee uh ree», adjective. = millennial. (Cf. ↑millennial) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mil|len|ni|al|ist — «muh LEHN ee uh lihst», noun. = millenarian. (Cf. ↑millenarian) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mil|len|ni|an|ism — «muh LEHN ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. = millenarianism: (Cf. ↑millenarianism) »Always, each outburst of millennianism has its prophetic leader (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bi|mil|len|ni|um — «BY muh LEHN ee uhm», noun, plural len|ni|ums, len|ni|a « LEHN ee uh». a period of 2,000 years …   Useful english dictionary

  • bi|mil|len|ni|al — «BY muh LEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with a bimillennium. –n. = bimillennium. (Cf. ↑bimillennium) …   Useful english dictionary

  • post|mil|len|ni|al|ism — «POHST muh LEHN ee uh LIHZ uhm», noun. the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium …   Useful english dictionary

  • post|mil|len|ni|al|ist — «POHST muh LEHN ee uh lihst», noun. a believer in postmillennialism …   Useful english dictionary

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