aeon
Also Ae·on . (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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Origin of aeon
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How to use aeon in a sentence
In a January piece in aeon Magazine, science writer Philip Ball identifies the dangers of “instrument-worship” among scientists.
After what seemed an aeon, they saw that it was daylight outside.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. ShermanDon't you remember what happened to the passengers of the aeon, when that steamer was wrecked on Christmas Island?
By Right of Conquest | Arthur HornblowThe Mesozoic time certainly terminated with the Cretaceous, and what follows belongs to a distinct aeon.
The Story of the Earth and Man | J. W. DawsonHe himself hopes along with his followers to live to see the decisive turn of things, the dawn of the new and better aeon.
The Christ | John Eleazer Remsburg
Given such a culture-hero, the common herd was capable of carrying on more or less mechanically for an aeon or so.
Progress and History | Various
British Dictionary definitions for aeon
esp US eon
/ (ˈiːən, ˈiːɒn) /
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
Origin of aeon
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