eternity
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nɪ noun, plural e·ter·ni·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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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | endless or infinite time |
| 2. | the quality, state, or condition of being eternal |
| 3. | (usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true |
| 4. | theol the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife |
| 5. | a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting |
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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.
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Example sentences
In ancient times, gold symbolized eternity and was thought to preserve the remains of the dead forever.
It enables me to capture that rare photo opportunity that would be lost to eternity.
We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose.
The three year difference is an eternity in the history of personal computers.
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