CEFR C1

pre-millennial

adjective

Meaning

pre-millennial means (Christianity) Pertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place before the millennium. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as pre-millennial.
A pre-millennial tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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pre-millennial (C1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as pre-millennial.
A pre-millennial tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became pre-millennial after the announcement.

How to Use pre-millennial

pre-millennial + noun (collocation): Use pre-millennial before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a pre-millennial reaction."
become pre-millennial (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became pre-millennial near the end."

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