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aeonian

or e·o·ni·an

[ ee-oh-nee-uhn ]
/ iˈoʊ ni ən /
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adjective
eternal; everlasting.
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Origin of aeonian

1755–65; <Greek aiṓni(os) (aiṓnaeon + -ios adj. suffix) + -an

Words nearby aeonian

aeolipile, Aeolis, aeolotropic, Aeolus, aeon, aeonian, Aepyornis, aeq., aequo animo, aequorin, aer-
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Words related to aeonian

around-the-clock, ceaseless, continuous, endless, enduring, frequent, interminable, perpetual, persistent, recurrent, relentless, repeated, steady, unbroken, unceasing, unending, uninterrupted, unremitting, constant, incessant

How to use aeonian in a sentence

  • His soul had moved amid similar evocations in some aeonian past, whence now the sand was being cleared away.

    Four Weird Tales|Algernon Blackwood

  • If the days of Genesis mean indefinite periods of aeonian duration, how is the seventh day of rest to be understood?

    Creation and Its Records|B.H. Baden-Powell

  • And, afterwards, the new spiritual state will probably be an improvement—Aeonian evolution through all the spheres.

    Psychical Miscellanea|J. Arthur Hill

British Dictionary definitions for aeonian

aeonian

eonian

/ (iːˈəʊnɪən) /
adjective literary
everlasting
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