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eternal

[ ih-tur-nl ]
/ ɪˈtɜr nl /
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adjective

without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing (opposed to temporal): eternal life.
perpetual; ceaseless; endless: eternal quarreling; eternal chatter.
enduring; immutable: eternal principles.
Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.

noun

something that is eternal.
the Eternal, God.

Words related to eternal

constant, immortal, infinite, abiding, boundless, permanent, everlasting, immutable, unceasing, indestructible, never-ending, unending, enduring, unremitting, continual, interminable, perennial, perpetual, timeless, relentless

Words nearby eternal

etching ground, etd, eteocles, eteoclus, eteocretan, eternal, eternal city, eternal city, the, eternal triangle, eternalize, eterne

Origin of eternal

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin aeternālis, equivalent to aetern(us) (see eterne) + -ālis -al1

SYNONYMS FOR eternal

1 permanent, unending. Eternal, endless, everlasting, perpetual imply lasting or going on without ceasing. That which is eternal is, by its nature, without beginning or end: God, the eternal Father. That which is endless never stops but goes on continuously as if in a circle: an endless succession of years. That which is everlasting will endure through all future time: a promise of everlasting life. Perpeptual implies continuous renewal as far into the future as one can foresee: perpetual strife between nations.
3 timeless, immortal, deathless, undying, imperishable, indestructible.
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British Dictionary definitions for eternal

eternal
/ (ɪˈtɜːnəl) /

adjective

  1. without beginning or end; lasting for evereternal life
  2. (as noun)the eternal
(often capital) denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God
unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutableeternal truths
seemingly unceasing; occurring again and againeternal bickering

Derived forms of eternal

eternality or eternalness, nouneternally, adverb

Word Origin for eternal

C14: from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age
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