Meaning of ETERNITY
| Pronunciation: | | i'turnitee
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- [n] a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
- [n] time without end
- [n] a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)
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| | Synonyms: | | forever, infinity, timeless existence, timelessness |
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| | See Also: | | alpha and omega, being, beingness, existence, interval, time, time interval | |
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| | Definition: | | \E*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Eternities}. [F.
['e]ternit['e], L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See {Etern}.]
1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in
the future; also, duration without end in the future;
endless time.
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
--Is. lvii.
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2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.
Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity. --Shak.
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