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mil·len·ni·um ma·ni·a
mil·len·ni·um (me-lèn¹ê-em) noun
plural mil·len·ni·ums or mil·len·ni·a (-lèn¹ê-e)
1. A span of one thousand years.
2. A thousand-year period of holiness mentioned in Revelation 20, during which Jesus and his faithful followers are to rule on earth.
3. A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice.
4. A thousandth anniversary.
[New Latin : Latin mìlle, thousand + Latin annus, year.]
— mil·len¹ni·al (-el) adjective
— mil·len¹ni·al·ism noun
— mil·len¹ni·al·ist noun
— mil·len¹ni·al·ly adverb
ma·ni·a
ma·ni·a (mâ¹nê-e, mân¹ye) noun
1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire; a craze: a mania for neatness.
2. Psychiatry. A manifestation of manic-depressive illness, characterized by profuse and rapidly changing ideas, exaggerated gaiety, and excessive physical activity.
3. Violent abnormal behavior. See synonyms at insanity.
[Middle English, madness, from Late Latin, from Greek.]
Source: Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 Dictionary, © 1987-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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