[i-tur-ni-tee] 
| 1. | infinite time; duration without beginning or end. |
| 2. | eternal existence, esp. 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. |
| e·ter·ni·ty (ĭ-tûr'nĭ-tē) n. pl. e·ter·ni·ties
[Middle English eternite, from Old French, from Latin aeternitās, from aeternus, eternal; see eternal.] |
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