Definiția și sensul cuvântului „millennium” în engleză

Millennium

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mileniu, millennium

a period of one thousand years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ

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Historians study events that occurred during the first millennium AD to understand ancient civilizations.

Istoricii studiază evenimentele care au avut loc în primul mileniu d.Hr. pentru a înțelege civilizațiile antice.

The invention of printing was a pivotal development during the second millennium.

Inventarea tiparului a fost o dezvoltare esențială în cel de-al doilea mileniu.

mileniu, millenarism

(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

Exemple

Some groups expect the millennium to bring global peace.

Debates over the millennium shaped entire movements.

mileniu, mileniul

the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Exemple

The city marked its millennium with a year-long festival.

The cathedral 's millennium drew huge crowds.

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