millenary

Relating to a period of a thousand years; an archaic term for a millennium.

• 🇫🇷Relatif à une période de mille ans; terme désignant aussi un millénaire ou une chose qui dure mille ans.

1. Relating to the millennium doctrine C2 formal

   Pertaining to the belief in a future period of peace and righteousness, often associated with religious teachings about a thousand-year reign.

   • The theologian wrote extensively on millenary interpretations of scripture.
   • Millenary beliefs have influenced various religious movements throughout history.
   • The conference focused on millenary prophecies and their modern relevance.

   🇫🇷millénariste

   Synonymes: chiliasticmillenarianmillennial

2. Relating to a thousand C2 formal

   Consisting of or relating to a group of one thousand, or a period of one thousand years.

   • The millenary celebration marked the city's thousand-year anniversary.
   • The ancient monument has a millenary history.
   • The census recorded a millenary population in the small village.

   🇫🇷millénaire

   Synonymes: chiliasticmillennial

• more millenary comparative form
• most millenary superlative form

A noun referring to a period of one thousand years, the celebration of a thousandth anniversary, or a sum or aggregate of one thousand.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une période de mille ans, la célébration du millième anniversaire, ou un ensemble de mille unités.

1. Thousandth anniversary C2 formal

   The 1000th anniversary of an event, or the celebration of that anniversary.

   • The city celebrated its millenary with a grand parade.
   • Historians marked the millenary of the kingdom's founding.
   • The church held a special service for its millenary.

   🇫🇷Millième anniversaire

   Synonymes: chiliadmillennium

2. Span of a thousand years C2 formal

   A period of one thousand years.

   • The millenary between 1000 and 2000 AD saw immense change.
   • Scholars study the millenary of the Roman Empire's decline.
   • The artifact dates back nearly a full millenary.

   🇫🇷Millénaire (période de mille ans)

   Synonymes: chiliadmillennium

3. Aggregate of one thousand C2 formal

   A sum or group of one thousand, especially referring to one thousand years.

   • The collection contained a millenary of ancient coins.
   • The census recorded a millenary of residents in the village.
   • The library holds a millenary of rare manuscripts.

   🇫🇷Millénaire (ensemble de mille)

   Synonymes: chiliadmillenniumthousand

• millenaries plural form
• millenaries' possessive plural form
• millenary's possessive singular form