aeonian

or e·o·ni·an

[ ee-oh-nee-uh n ]
/ iˈoʊ ni ən /
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adjective

eternal; everlasting.

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Origin of aeonian

1755–65; < Greek aiṓni(os) (aiṓn aeon + -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

perpetual, constant, around-the-clock, continuous, incessant, unending, ongoing, unbroken, uninterrupted, interminable, relentless, nonstop, endless, ceaseless, unceasing, unflagging, eternal, persistent, enduring, recurrent

Example sentences from the Web for aeonian

  • 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

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

    Four Weird Tales|Algernon Blackwood

  • 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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