eternity

e·ter·ni·ty

E0225700 (ĭ-tûr′nĭ-tē)n. pl. e·ter·ni·ties 1. Time without beginning or end; infinite time.2. The state or quality of being eternal.3. a. The timeless state following death.b. The afterlife; immortality.4. A very long or seemingly endless time: waited in the dentist's office for an eternity.

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[Middle English eternite, from Old French, from Latin aeternitās, from aeternus, eternal; see eternal.]

eternity

(ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. endless or infinite time2. the quality, state, or condition of being eternal3. (usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true4. (Theology) theol the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife5. a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting.

e•ter•ni•ty

(ɪˈtɜr nɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. infinite time; duration without beginning or end. 2. eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life. 3. the timeless state into which the soul is believed to pass at death. 4. a seemingly endless period of time. 5. eternities, truths or realities regarded as timeless. [1325–75; eternite < Latin aeternitās]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eternity - time without end infinitytime - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the pastalpha and omega - the first and last; signifies God's eternity
	2.	eternity - a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlifetimeless existence, timelessnessbeing, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
	3.	eternity - a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants

eternity

noun1. (Theology) the afterlife, heaven, paradise, the next world, the hereafter I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.2. perpetuity, immortality, infinity, timelessness, endlessness, infinitude, time without end the idea that our species will survive for all eternity3. ages, years, an age, centuries, for ever (informal), aeons, donkey's years (informal), yonks (informal), a month of Sundays (informal), a long time or while, an age or eternity The war went on for an eternity.Quotations
"Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?" [Tom Stoppard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]
"Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought!" [Joseph Addison Cato]
"Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity" [Marcus Aurelius Meditations]
"Eternity is in love with the productions of time" [William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]

eternity

noun1. The totality of time without beginning or end:eternality, eternalness, infinity, perpetuity, sempiternity.2. The quality or state of having no end:ceaselessness, endlessness, eternality, eternalness, everlastingness, perpetuity, world without end.3. Endless life after death:afterlife, deathlessness, everlasting life, everlastingness, immortality.4. A long time:eon, long, year (used in plural).Informal: age (used in plural), blue moon.Idioms: forever and a day, forever and ever, month of Sundays.

Translations

来世永恒永生永远

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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