post-millennial
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/poʊst mɪˈlɛn.i.əl/
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/pəʊst mɪˈlɛn.i.əl/
after the millennium / after 1000-year period
Etymology
'post-millennial' is formed from the prefix 'post-' (from Latin 'post', meaning 'after') combined with 'millennial' (from 'millennium'), so it literally means 'after the millennium'.
'mille' (Latin for 'thousand') + 'annus' (Latin for 'year') produced 'millennium' in Late Latin; 'millennial' developed from 'millennium' in English, and in the 19th century the prefix 'post-' was attached to create 'post-millennial' especially in theological contexts and later in secular usage.
Initially used chiefly in theological discussion to denote views about events after a thousand-year period, the term broadened to mean anything relating to or occurring after a millennium (and more recently to describe people or trends after the year 2000).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who is post-millennial; especially someone who identifies with or supports postmillennial theological views, or informally, a person of the generation born after the millennium.
As a post-millennial, she often writes about the social changes affecting those born after 2000.
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Adjective 1
occurring or coming after the millennium; relating to the period after the turn of the millennium (commonly used for things or people from after the year 2000).
Many cultural commentators discuss post-millennial trends in music and technology.
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Adjective 2
relating to the theological doctrine of postmillennialism (the belief that Christ's second coming will occur after a thousand-year golden age).
The sermon presented a post-millennial interpretation of scripture.
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Last updated: 2026/01/06 04:22