eternal
[ ih-tur-nl ]
/ ɪˈtɜr nl /
adjective
without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing (opposed to temporal): eternal life.
perpetual; ceaseless; endless: eternal quarreling; eternal chatter.
enduring; immutable: eternal principles.
Metaphysics.
existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.
noun
something that is eternal.
the Eternal,
God.
Origin of eternal
SYNONYMS FOR eternal
1
permanent,
unending.
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.
Perpeptual implies continuous renewal as far into the future as one can foresee:
perpetual strife between nations.
3 timeless, immortal, deathless, undying, imperishable, indestructible.
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British Dictionary definitions for eternal
eternal
/ (ɪˈtɜːnəl) /
adjective
- without beginning or end; lasting for evereternal life
- (as noun)the eternal
(often capital)
denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God
unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable
eternal truths
seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again
eternal bickering
Derived forms of eternal
eternality or eternalness, noun eternally, adverbWord Origin for eternal
C14: from Late Latin
aeternālis, from Latin
aeternus; related to Latin
aevum age