Meaning of yearthousand | Babel Free

Definitions

millennium (a thousand-year timespan)

rare

Examples

“Because, according to the peculiar chronology of the oriental Jews, the sixth millenium or year-thousand after the creation expired in 1810.”

“It is probable that a hundred years hence the students of European literature will have⟳ much better means at command than ourselves, to take⟳ a comprehensive view⟳ of the literature of Europe during the earlier part of this “Yearthousand,"—to use⟳ a Germanism which is in many respects preferable to “Millennium."”

“Human history, so far as it has been written, is at best a mere fragment; for the few centuries or year-thousands of which there is definite record⟳ are as nothing compared to the millions of unnumbered years during which man has perhaps walked the earth.”

“[…] “the War (of the gods and their elder brothers, the devils) lasted thirty-two yearthousands,” xii. 33. 26.”

“One branch of them went north-east into North China and settled there, or stayed on in their original home in the Hwang-Ho valley, long before 2000 B.C., and there it became the ancient Chinese people, who built up a very high and original type⟳ of civilisation before 1500 B.C., which independently of any other cultures reached its highest point⟳ during the first year-thousand before Christ, and attained still further development through contact⟳ with Buddhism and Indian civilisation during the first year-thousand after Christ.”

“This has been into the genes through out yearthousands. It has been accepted. Women have⟳ been for trade⟳ or exchange⟳ due to sex in all times.”

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