sempiternal

[ sem-pi-tur-nl ]
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adjectiveLiterary.
  1. everlasting; eternal.

Origin of sempiternal

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1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin sempiternālis, equivalent to Latin sempitern(us) everlasting semp(er) always + -i--i- + -ternus suffix of temporal adjectives; see eterne) + -ālis-al1

Other words from sempiternal

  • sem·pi·ter·nal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for sempiternal

sempiternal

/ (ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl) /


adjective
  1. literary everlasting; eternal

Origin of sempiternal

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C15: from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper always + aeternus eternal

Derived forms of sempiternal

  • sempiternally, adverb
  • sempiternity (ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ), noun

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