Synonyms: everlasting, lasting, permanent, enduring More Synonyms of eternal
eternallyadverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
She is eternally grateful to her family for their support.
The whole universe exists eternally in that one infinite being.
Synonyms: continually, constantly, all the time, endlessly More Synonyms of eternal
Synonyms: forever, always, for keeps, for all time More Synonyms of eternal
2. adjective
If you describe something as eternal, you mean that it seems to last for ever, often because you think it is boring or annoying.
In the background was that eternal hum.
Synonyms: interminable, constant, endless, abiding More Synonyms of eternal
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Eternal truths, values, and questions never change and are believed to be always true and to be relevant in all situations.
...the eternal truths of the Indian subcontinent.
...the eternal question.
eternal in British English
(ɪˈtɜːnəl)
adjective
1.
a.
without beginning or end; lasting for ever
eternal life
b.
(as noun)
the eternal
2. (often capital)
denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God
3.
unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable
eternal truths
4.
seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again
eternal bickering
Derived forms
eternality (ˌeterˈnality) or eternalness (eˈternalness)
noun
eternally (eˈternally)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age
eternal in American English
(iˈtɜrnəl; ɪˈtɜrnəl)
adjective
1.
without beginning or end; existing through all time; everlasting
2.
of eternity
3.
forever the same; always true or valid; unchanging
the eternal verities
4.
always going on; never stopping; perpetual
eternal rest
5.
seeming never to stop; happening very often
her eternal complaints
6. Philosophy and Theology
outside or beyond time or time relationships; timeless
SIMILAR WORDS: conˈtinual
Idioms:
the Eternal
Derived forms
eternally (eˈternally)
adverb
eternalness (eˈternalness)
noun
Word origin
ME < OFr < LL aeternalis < L aeturnus < aevum, an age < IE base *aiw-, *āju-, a life, vital force > aye1
Examples of 'eternal' in a sentence
eternal
But hope springs eternal around this time of year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And it had the secret of eternal life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Training time is the eternal quest for national rugby coaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But hope springs eternal this time they will flourish.
The Sun (2014)
Eternal life to those who serve and die!
Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002)
He discovers a lost tribe on an imaginary island who seem to have found the secret to eternal life.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is omnipresent, infinite and eternal.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is an abiding reality, beyond time and eternal.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I must speak tonight of becoming this star, this eternal and infinite flame.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
In which case, if time is eternal, does the future already exist alongside the past and the present?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
eternal
British English: eternal /ɪˈtɜːnl/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is eternal lasts for ever.
...eternal life.
American English: eternal
Arabic: خالِد
Brazilian Portuguese: eterno
Chinese: 永恒的
Croatian: vječan
Czech: věčný
Danish: evig
Dutch: eeuwig
European Spanish: eterno
Finnish: ikuinen
French: éternel
German: ewig
Greek: αιώνιος
Italian: eterno
Japanese: 永遠の
Korean: 영원한
Norwegian: evig
Polish: wieczny
European Portuguese: eterno
Romanian: etern
Russian: вечный
Latin American Spanish: eterno
Swedish: evig
Thai: ที่อยู่ชั่วนิรันดร์
Turkish: sonsuz
Ukrainian: вічний
Vietnamese: vĩnh viễn
All related terms of 'eternal'
the Eternal
God
Eternal City
→ Rome 2
eternal dilemma
A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives .
eternal mystery
A mystery is something that is not understood or known about.
eternal triangle
You use the eternal triangle to refer to a relationship involving love and jealousy between three people.
eternal significance
The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.