ETERNITY


Meaning of ETERNITY in English

/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 aeternitas. See ETERNE, -ITY ]

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