"postmillennial" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more postmillennial [comparative], most postmillennial [superlative]
Etymology: From post- + millennial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|millennial}} post- + millennial Head templates: {{en-adj}} postmillennial (comparative more postmillennial, superlative most postmillennial)
  1. (Christianity) Pertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place after the millennium. Categories (topical): Christianity, Generations
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-adj-QnP0-DUi Disambiguation of Generations: 37 26 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with post-, English terms suffixed with -ennial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 9 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 61 11 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 47 16 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 59 10 30 Topics: Christianity
  2. Pertaining to the period following the year 1000 or (now more usually) following the year 2000. Categories (topical): Generations
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-adj-HTYre9Ho Disambiguation of Generations: 37 26 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-millennial

Noun

Forms: postmillennials [plural]
Etymology: From post- + millennial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|millennial}} post- + millennial Head templates: {{en-noun}} postmillennial (plural postmillennials)
  1. A member of the generation following the millennials; a Gen-Zer. Categories (topical): Generations, People
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-noun-RND8rYO~ Disambiguation of Generations: 37 26 38 Disambiguation of People: 22 31 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-millennial

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