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noun, plural e·ter·ni·ties. infinite time; duration without beginning or end.
eternal existence, especially as contrasted with mortal life: the eternity of God.
Theology . the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death.
an endless or seemingly endless period of time: We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive.
eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal.
Origin of eternity 1325–75; Middle English eternite <Latin aeternitās. See eterne, -ity
OTHER WORDS FROM eternity non·e·ter·ni·ty, noun pre·e·ter·ni·ty, noun Words nearby eternity eternal, Eternal City, eternalize, eternal triangle, eterne, eternity , eternity ring, eternize, etesian, ETF, eth
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Example sentences from the Web for eternity The Newsroom aired its final episode on Sunday, already an eternity ago in news-cycle terms.
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He rests lavishly, depicted in a marble sarcophagus that stares up for eternity at the carved depictions of his life story.
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But this is also a parody of narcissism, just a little detour to eternity .
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Finally, after an eternity —lasting maybe two seconds—I did what I usually do when faced with fear squatting in my stomach.
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A man like that wanted to project that image for eternity .
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He thought much of eternity , and was frequent in secret prayer.
Sermons of Christmas Evans | Joseph Cross
Surely an eternity in such a miserably confused crowd would be worse than annihilation itself!
Practical Religion | John Charles Ryle
This is Platonic, not Aristotelian, who believes in the eternity of motion as well as of time.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
The contemplation of the wonders of Eternity does not conceal the advantages of actual and existent Time.
When the World Shook | H. Rider Haggard
"Not so much as a twig between here and eternity ," he said to himself, with a shudder.
The Red Acorn | John McElroy
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British Dictionary definitions for eternity noun plural -ties endless or infinite time
the quality, state, or condition of being eternal
(usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true
theol the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife
a seemingly endless period of time an eternity of waiting
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