单词 | eternity |
释义 | eternity /i terr"ni tee/, n. , pl. eternities. 1. infinite time; duration without beginning or end. 2. eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life: the eternity of God. 3. Theol. the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death. 4. an endless or seemingly endless period of time: We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive. 5. eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal. [1325-75; ME eternite < L aeternitas. See ETERNE, -ITY] |
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