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eternal

[ ih-tur-nl ]

adjective

  1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing ( temporal ):

    eternal life.

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  2. eternal quarreling;

    eternal chatter.

  3. eternal principles.

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  4. Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.


noun

  1. something that is eternal.
  2. the Eternal. God.

eternal

/ ɪˈɜːə /

adjective

    1. without beginning or end; lasting for ever

      eternal life

    2. ( as noun )

      the eternal

  1. often capital denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God
  2. unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable

    eternal truths

  3. seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again

    eternal bickering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱˈԲٲ, noun
  • ˈٱԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٱ·Բ··ٲ [ee-tur-, nal, -i-tee], ·ٱ·Բ·Ա noun
  • ·ٱ·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDz··ٱ·Բ adjective
  • non··ٱ·Բ·Ա noun
  • ··ٱ·Բ adjective
  • ܲ·-·ٱ·Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eternal1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English eternale, eterneel, from Old French eternal, eternel, from Late Latin ٱ, equivalent to aetern(us) ( eterne ) + - -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eternal1

C14: from Late Latin ٱ, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age
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Synonym Study

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.
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It’s legitimately heartening, as timely as it is eternal.

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Spring training didn’t prompt hope to spring eternal, either.

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At The Guardian, Andy Beckett makes a critical intervention about the paradoxical nature of Trump’s power and ability to make his fantasies of eternal power a reality:

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Beckett is perennially timely because his works concern themselves with those eternal questions that the political emergencies of the day cannot override.

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In a simple tribute on X, Kani posted: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend Athol Fugard. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Elder 🌹"

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