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millennium vs ism

ism vs millennium

millennium and ism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
millennium Yes No No No
ism Yes No No No
As nouns, ism is a hypernym of millennium; that is, ism is a word with a broader meaning than millennium:
  • millennium: (New Testament) in the Book of Revelation 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
  • ism: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of millennium include doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.
millennium (noun) ism (noun)
a span of 1000 years a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
(New Testament) in the Book of Revelation 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
the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Difference between millennium and ism

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