SEMPITERNAL


Meaning of SEMPITERNAL in English

[ ˌsɛmpɪ'tə:n(ə)l ]

■ adjective literary eternal and unchanging; everlasting.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

sempiternity noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. sempiternel or late L. ~is , from L. sempiternus , from semper 'always' + aeternus 'eternal'.

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