aeon
[ ee-uhn, ee-on ]
/ ˈi ən, ˈi ɒn /
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noun
(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.
eon.
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Origin of aeon
1640–50; <Late Latin <Greek aiṓn space of time, age
Words nearby aeon
Aeolic, aeolipile, Aeolis, aeolotropic, Aeolus, aeon, aeonian, Aepyornis, aeq., aequo animo, aequorin
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British Dictionary definitions for aeon
aeon
esp US eon
/ (ˈiːən, ˈiːɒn) /
noun
an immeasurably long period of time; age
a period of one thousand million years
(often capital) gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge
Word Origin for aeon
C17: from Greek aiōn an infinitely long time
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