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EVERLASTING

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ev⋅er⋅last⋅ing

  [ev-er-las-ting, -lah-sting]
–adjective
1. lasting forever; eternal: everlasting future life.
2. lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time: the everlasting hills.
3. incessant; constantly recurring: He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza.
4. wearisome; tedious: She tired of his everlasting puns.
–noun
5. eternal duration; eternity: What is the span of one life compared with the everlasting?
6. the Everlasting, God.
7. any of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME; see ever, lasting

Related forms:
ev⋅er⋅last⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ev⋅er⋅last⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See eternal.

Antonyms:
1. transitory.
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ev·er·last·ing   (ěv'ər-lās'tĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Lasting forever; eternal.

    1. Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time.

    2. Persisting too long; tedious: everlasting complaints.

n.  

  1. Everlasting God. Used with the.

  2. Eternal duration; eternity.

  3. Any of various plants, such as the strawflower or one of the genera Anaphalis or Gnaphalium, that retain form and color long after they are dry.

ev'er·last'ing·ly adv., ev'er·last'ing·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Bible Dictionary

Everlasting

eternal, applied to God (Gen. 21:33; Deut. 33:27; Ps. 41:13; 90:2). We also read of the "everlasting hills" (Gen. 49:26); an "everlasting priesthood" (Ex. 40:15; Num. 25:13). (See ETERNAL.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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