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millennium/miˈleniəm/n. (pl. millenniums or millennia /-niə/) 1 a period of 1,000 years 千年期; 1,000 年 2 Theol. the prophesied 1,000-year reign of Christ in person (Rev. 20:1 - 5) 【神】千禧年(预言中的基督复临治理世界的 1,000 年) 3 a period of good government, great happiness, and prosperity 太平盛世;黄金时代 □ millennial adj.□ millenialism n.□ millennialist n. & adj.[modern Latin from Latin mille ‘thousand’, on the pattern of BIENNIUM] |