aeon
Americannoun
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Also Aeon (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
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noun
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an immeasurably long period of time; age
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a period of one thousand million years
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(often capital) gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge
Etymology
Origin of aeon
First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin, from Greek aiṓn “age, long period of time, eternity”
Vocabulary lists containing aeon
Example Sentences
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In the supercentenarian league – 110 and above – the three-year gap between her and Knauss might as well be an aeon.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019
So here's another important caveat: If a week is a long time in politics these days, a fortnight is an absolute aeon.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2018
Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images An aeon has passed, it seems, since last played a championship match at Hove.
From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2012
The time frame matches Bottke’s model and corresponds to the Archaean aeon.
From Nature • Apr. 25, 2012
The duration of an aeon he was not clear upon; but whatever its length, it was then an unusual and merciful limitation of eternal torture.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
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