"postmillennial" meaning in English

See postmillennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-adj-QnP0-DUi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, English terms suffixed with -ennial, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 7 22 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 33 11 35 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 45 9 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 9 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 9 13 19 Topics: Christianity
  2. Pertaining to the period following the year 1000 or (now more usually) following the year 2000.
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-adj-HTYre9Ho Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 33 11 35 22
  3. Following the millennial generation; relating to Generation Z. Categories (topical): Generations, People
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-adj-MlFMIK5g Disambiguation of Generations: 10 7 75 8 Disambiguation of People: 6 9 71 14 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 33 11 35 22
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.
    Sense id: en-postmillennial-en-noun-RND8rYO~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 33 11 35 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-millennial

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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