millennium
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a span of 1000 years
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(New Testament) in Revelations 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 happinesstype of:filosofie, levensbeschouwing, levensfilosofie, levensvisie, rechtsleer, wereldbeschouwing, wijsbegeertea belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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