eternal

e·ter·nal

E0225400 (ĭ-tûr′nəl)adj.1. Being without beginning or end: belief in an eternal creator.2. a. Continuing without interruption; perpetual: earned my eternal gratitude. See Synonyms at continual.b. Seemingly endless; interminable: eternal waiting at the airport.n.1. Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless: "Shall we speak of universals and eternals?" (Cynthia Ozick).2. Eternal God. Used with the.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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e′ter·nal′i·ty (ē′tər-năl′ĭ-tē), e·ter′nal·ness n.e·ter′nal·ly adv.

eternal

(ɪˈtɜːnəl) adj1. a. without beginning or end; lasting for ever: eternal life. b. (as noun): the eternal. 2. (Theology) (often capital) denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God3. unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable: eternal truths. 4. seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again: eternal bickering. [C14: from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age] ˌeterˈnality, eˈternalness n eˈternally adv

e•ter•nal

(ɪˈtɜr nl)

adj. 1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing: eternal life. 2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless: eternal chatter. 3. enduring; immutable: eternal principles. 4. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change. n. 5. something eternal. 6. the Eternal, God. [1350–1400; < Late Latin aeternālis (see eterne)] e•ter•nal•i•ty (ˌi tɜrˈnæl ɪ ti) e•ter′nal•ness, n. e•ter′nal•ly, adv. syn: 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. perpetual implies continuous renewal far into the future: perpetual strife between nations.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	eternal - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending, ageless, eonian, aeonianlasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
	2.	eternal - tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon"endless, interminablelong - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

eternal

adjective1. everlasting, lasting, permanent, enduring, endless, perennial, perpetual, timeless, immortal, unending, unchanging, immutable, indestructible, undying, without end, unceasing, imperishable, deathless, sempiternal (literary) the quest for eternal youth
everlasting changing, transient, ephemeral, transitory, perishable, evanescent2. interminable, constant, endless, abiding, infinite, continual, immortal, never-ending, everlasting, ceaseless, unremitting, deathless In the background was that eternal humming noise.
interminable rare, fleeting, occasional, random, mortal, irregular, temporal, finite, infrequent

eternal

adjective1. Without beginning or end:infinite, sempiternal.2. Existing or occurring without interruption or end:around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, everlasting, incessant, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, persistent, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.3. Existing unchanged forever:ageless, dateless, timeless.Archaic: eterne.4. Enduring for all time:amaranthine, ceaseless, endless, everlasting, immortal, never-ending, perpetual, unending, world without end.Archaic: eterne.

Translations

无休止的永恒的永远的

eternal

(iˈtəːnl) adjective1. without end; lasting for ever; unchanging. God is eternal; eternal life. 永遠的 永远的2. never ceasing. I am tired of your eternal complaints. 無休止的 无休止的eˈternally adverb 永遠地 永远地eˈternity noun1. time without end. 永恆 永恒2. a seemingly endless time. He waited for an eternity. 永生 永生3. the state or time after death. 來世 来世

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