millenary

[ mil-uh-ner-ee ]

adjective

1. consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
2. pertaining to the millennium.

noun

, plural mil·le·nar·ies.

1. an aggregate of a thousand.
2. millennium.
3. millenarian.

millenary

/ mɪˈlɛnərɪ /

noun

1. a sum or aggregate of one thousand, esp one thousand years
2. another word for a millennium

adjective

1. another word for millenarian

Word History and Origins

Origin of millenary¹

1540–50; < Late Latin millēnārius consisting of a thousand, equivalent to millēn ( ī ) a thousand each ( Latin mill ( e ) thousand + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of millenary¹

C16: from Late Latin millēnārius containing a thousand, from Latin mille thousand

Example Sentences

Digging down through Rome’s millenary history, archaeologists and historians collected plenty of information and data to crunch.

From New York Times

It is proud of its pre-Hispanic millenary history, yet still unable to reconcile with it.

From Los Angeles Times

The millenary place of worship was turned into a museum in 1934.

From Fox News

It also includes other, more recent fusions that bring out the best of its millenary ingredients.

From Washington Times

“Yes, in distant centuries or millenaries man will be a Cyclops, a Polyphemus, a being with one eye only.”

From Time