What does eternity mean?
Definitions for eternity
ɪˈtɜr nɪ tieter·ni·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
eternity, infinitynoun
time without end
eternity, timelessness, timeless existencenoun
a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
eternitynoun
a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)
Wiktionary
eternitynoun
Existence without end, infinite time.
eternitynoun
existence outside of time (compare sempiternity).
eternitynoun
A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
eternitynoun
(metaphysical) The remainder of time that elapses after death.
eternitynoun
A comparatively long time.
It's been an eternity since we last saw each other.
Etymology: aeternitas.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eternitynoun
Etymology: æternitas, Latin.
In this ground his precious root
Still lives, which, when weak time shall be pour’d out
Into eternity, and circular joys
Dancing an endless round, again shall rise. Richard Crashaw.Thy immortal rhyme
Makes this one short point of time,
To fill up half the orb of round eternity. Abraham Cowley.By repeating the idea of any length of duration which we have in our minds, with all the endless addition of number, we come by the idea of eternity. John Locke.
Beyond is all abyss,
Eternity, whose end no eye can reach! John Milton, Parad. Lost.Eternity, thou pleasing, dreadful thought!
Through what variety of untried being,
Through what new scenes and changes must we pass. Add.
Wikipedia
Eternity
Eternity, in common parlance, means infinite time that never ends or the quality, condition, or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas sempiternity corresponds to infinite duration.
ChatGPT
eternity
Eternity refers to a state or concept that transcends time, characterized by infinite or endless duration, without a beginning or an end. It signifies a timeless and perpetual existence beyond the constraints of the temporal world.
Webster Dictionary
Eternitynoun
infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time
Eternitynoun
condition which begins at death; immortality
Etymology: [F. ternit, L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See Etern.]
Wikidata
Eternity
Eternity is endless time. In philosophy and mathematics, an infinite duration is also called sempiternity, or everlasting. Eternity is an important concept in many religions, where the immortality of God is said to endure eternally. Some, such as Aristotle, would say the same about the natural cosmos in regard to both past and future eternal duration, and like the eternal Platonic Forms, immutability was considered essential.
The Roycroft Dictionary
eternity
1. The Sunday of Time. 2. The sublimest thought of the brain of Ignorance. 3. A symphony written by a Beethoven of the ineffable _x_ dimension. 4. The North Pole of the hours. 5. Monstrance of the Holy O. 6. A corrosive acid that obliterates Before and Afterward.
Editors Contribution
eternity
Infinite time.
WE as humans have developed the technology to exist on planet earth for eternity and be youthful and healthy too.
Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020
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entirety
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eternity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eternity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of eternity in a Sentence
For if that last day does not occasion an entire extinction, but a change of abode only, what can be more desirable And if it, on the other hand, destroys and absolutely puts an end to us, what can be preferable to having a deep sleep fall on us in the midst of the fatigues of life and, being thus overtaken, to sleep to eternity
A dreamer lives for eternity.
Words can’t express the way that feels, hearing that from your brothers, your teammates, you’re doing everything in your power to help them to win, and for them to feel like they’re trying to help me accomplish something, that’s huge, man. It’s a blessing that my guys have got that much love for me to try to do that. It’s an accomplishment we can have that’s going to last for all eternity, that we ain’t never going to forget, and a bond that’s going to last forever.
We do not hide the truth in eternity. (On ne cache pas le vrai - Dans l'éternité.)
The problem remains though that he is completely in control of everything because of the way they do stock, so no matter what, he and his children and his children’s children are in charge of this thing for eternity.
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- أبدية, الأبد, خلودArabic
- мәңгелекBashkir
- вечнасцьBelarusian
- задгробен живот, вечностBulgarian
- eternitatCatalan, Valencian
- věčnostCzech
- evighedDanish
- EwigkeitGerman
- αιωνιότητα, αϊδιότης, αιωνιότηςGreek
- eterneco, eternoEsperanto
- eternidadSpanish
- igavikEstonian
- ابدیتPersian
- iäisyys, ikuisuusFinnish
- ævinleiki, æviFaroese
- éternitéFrench
- an tsíoraíochtIrish
- sìorraidheachdScottish Gaelic
- נצחHebrew
- अनंत कालHindi
- örökkévalóságHungarian
- հավիտենություն, հավերժությունArmenian
- kekekalanIndonesian
- eilífðIcelandic
- eternitàItalian
- נֵצַחHebrew
- 永遠, 永久Japanese
- អនន្ដភាពKhmer
- 영원Korean
- aeternitas, aeternumLatin
- amžinybėLithuanian
- mutungakoreMāori
- вечностMacedonian
- eeuwigheidDutch
- evighetNorwegian
- wiecznośćPolish
- eternidadePortuguese
- veșnicie, eternitateRomanian
- вечностьRussian
- vječnost, вечност, вјечност, večnostSerbo-Croatian
- večnosťSlovak
- večnostSlovene
- evighetSwedish
- நித்தியம்Tamil
- กัลป์Thai
- sonsuzlukTurkish
- вічністьUkrainian
- ہمیشگیUrdu
- Vĩnh hằngVietnamese
- אייביקייטYiddish
- 永恒Chinese
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