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eternal

[ih-tur-nl]

adjective

  1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing (temporal ).

    eternal life.

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  2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless.

    eternal quarreling;

    eternal chatter.

  3. enduring; immutable.

    eternal principles.

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  4. Metaphysics.existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.



noun

  1. something that is eternal.

  2. the Eternal. God.

eternal

/ ɪˈɜːə /

adjective

    1. without beginning or end; lasting for ever

      eternal life

    2. ( as noun )

      the eternal

  1. (often capital) denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God

  2. unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable

    eternal truths

  3. seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again

    eternal bickering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • eternality noun
  • eternalness noun
  • eternally adverb
  • noneternal adjective
  • noneternalness noun
  • preeternal adjective
  • quasi-eternal adjective
  • ˌٱˈԲٲ noun
  • ˈٱԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eternal1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English eternale, eterneel, from Old French eternal, eternel, from Late Latin ٱ, equivalent to aetern(us) ( eterne ) + - -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eternal1

C14: from Late Latin ٱ, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age
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Synonym Study

Eternal, endless, everlasting, perpetual imply lasting or going on without ceasing. That which is eternal is, by its nature, without beginning or end: God, the eternal Father. That which is endless never stops but goes on continuously as if in a circle: an endless succession of years. That which is everlasting will endure through all future time: a promise of everlasting life. Perpeptual implies continuous renewal as far into the future as one can foresee: perpetual strife between nations.
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“True art is and remains eternal,” Hitler once said.

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"But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ," she smugly declared.

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The parade mark Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war and the "unification" of a city that the Israeli government says is their eternal capital.

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Without their love story, we might never have seen Bill as anything other than a belligerent survivalist and eternal curmudgeon Joel knew him to be.

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Speaking on a podcast which originally aired in late March, he said that the war with Israel was "eternal", adding: "We will rebuild the houses and produce dozens more babies for each martyr."

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