† alwaynessn.
Obsolete. rare.
The fact or quality of being everlasting; eternal existence.
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eternityc1374
incorruptibleness1398
eternalitya1400
perpetualty1435
perpetuity1455
incorruptibilitya1475
perdurance1508
perpetuality1543
perennity1597
sempiternity1599
eternness1606
perpetualness1611
indefectibility1624
alwayness1674
eternalness1727
indefeatabilitya1754
imperishability1813
imperishableness1818
timelessness1836
unfadingness1860
unendingness1881
eternalism1889
agelessness1893
achronism1902
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 165 The alwayness of the soul.
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 155 The alwayness of him [sc. God] who is unbounded.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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