thiên kỷ

Một thiên kỷ là một khoảng thời gian dài một nghìn năm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Millennium: A period of one thousand years. This is the direct and primary meaning of "thiên kỷ," equivalent to "thiên niên kỷ."
   • The millennium: Often used to refer to a specific, significant thousand-year period, sometimes with a prophetic or historical connotation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng ta đang sống ở thiên kỷ thứ ba sau Công nguyên. (We are living in the third millennium A.D.)
  • Sự kiện này chỉ xảy ra một lần trong một thiên kỷ. (This event happens only once in a millennium.)
  • Những câu chuyện về một thiên kỷ hòa bình. (Stories about a millennium of peace.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in historical, religious, or futuristic contexts to denote a very long and significant epoch.
• It can be used figuratively to describe an extremely long period of time.

Variants and Related Words

• Thiên niên kỷ: This is a full and formal synonym with identical meaning (millennium).
• Thế kỷ: Century (a period of one hundred years).
• Thập kỷ: Decade (a period of ten years).

Synonyms

• Millennium: A period of one thousand years.
• Chiliad: A less common synonym for a thousand-year period.

Related Concepts

• Công lịch: The Gregorian calendar, in which millennia are commonly counted.
• Kỷ nguyên: Era or age, which can be a shorter or more specific period than a millennium.