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noun, plural -ties.
1.
infinite time; duration without beginning or end.
2.
eternal existence, especially as contrasted with mortal life: the eternity of God.
3.
Theology. the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death.
4.
an endless or seemingly endless period of time: We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive.
5.
eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal.
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Eternities
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Word Origin & History
eternity
late 14c., from O.Fr. eternité, from L. aeternitatem (nom. aeternitas), from aeternus (see eternal). In the Mercian hymns, L. aeternum is glossed by O.E. ecnisse.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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