aeonian
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of aeonian
1755–65; < Greek aiṓni ( os ) ( aiṓn aeon + -ios adj. suffix) + -an
Vocabulary lists containing aeonian
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Among trees, in like manner, the oak, the cedar, the yew, are notoriously of very slow growth, and their aeonian period is unusually long as regards the individual.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by Thomas De Quincey
There was a majesty and peace about her airy domination, which Donal himself would have found difficult, had he known her state, to bring into harmony with her aeonian death.
From Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald
With what wings Would she come forth to greet the aeonian summer?
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1 by George MacDonald
His soul had moved amid similar evocations in some aeonian past, whence now the sand was being cleared away.
From Four Weird Tales by Algernon Blackwood
What was meant by the aeonian punishments in the next world?
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by Thomas De Quincey
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