eternal
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nl adjective
1.
without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing ( opposed to temporal ): eternal life.
2.
perpetual; ceaseless; endless: eternal quarreling; eternal chatter.
3.
enduring; immutable: eternal principles.
4.
Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin aeternālis, equivalent to aetern(us) (see eterne) + -ālis -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin aeternālis, equivalent to aetern(us) (see eterne) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
e·ter·nal·ly, adverb
non·e·ter·nal, adjective
non·e·ter·nal·ly, adverb
non·e·ter·nal·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. permanent, unending. Eternal, endless, everlasting, perpetual imply lasting or going on without ceasing. That which is eternal is, by its nature, without beginning or end: God, the eternal Father. That which is endless never stops but goes on continuously as if in a circle: an endless succession of years. That which is everlasting will endure through all future time: a promise of everlasting life. Perpeptual implies continuous renewal as far into the future as one can foresee: perpetual strife between nations. 3. timeless, immortal, deathless, undying, imperishable, indestructible.
1. permanent, unending. Eternal, endless, everlasting, perpetual imply lasting or going on without ceasing. That which is eternal is, by its nature, without beginning or end: God, the eternal Father. That which is endless never stops but goes on continuously as if in a circle: an endless succession of years. That which is everlasting will endure through all future time: a promise of everlasting life. Perpeptual implies continuous renewal as far into the future as one can foresee: perpetual strife between nations. 3. timeless, immortal, deathless, undying, imperishable, indestructible.
Antonyms
1. transitory. 3. mutable.
1. transitory. 3. mutable.
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eternal (ɪˈtɜːnəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. without beginning or end; lasting for ever: eternal life |
| b. (as noun): the eternal | |
| 2. | (often capital) denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God |
| 3. | unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable: eternal truths |
| 4. | seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again: eternal bickering |
| [C14: from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age] | |
| eter'nality | |
| —n | |
| e'ternalness | |
| —n | |
| e'ternally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
eternal
mid-14c. (in variant form eterne), from O.Fr. eternal, from L.L. aeternalis, from L. aeternus contraction of aeviternus "of great age," from aevum "age" (see eon). Related: Eternally.
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Example sentences
They have no knowledge of time except the eternal now.
If that's the stick then the carrot is the reward of eternal bliss in exchange for absolute obedience.
The universe may be eternal without beginning or end.
People have been trying to eat their way to eternal life for millennia.
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