eternally

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adverb

in a way that is ceaseless, endless, or perpetual:We call on all citizens to be eternally vigilant in ensuring that human rights are protected and sustained.

in a way that is enduring and unchanging:The couple is eternally grateful for the support shown by their community.

Metaphysics. in a way that exists outside of time, without beginning or end: I worry I will be eternally tormented in hell, or at the very least punished severely here on earth.

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Origin of eternally

eternal + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM eternally

non·e·ter·nal·ly, adverbqua·si-e·ter·nal·ly, adverb

Words nearby eternally

Eteoclus, Eteocretan, eternal, Eternal City, eternalize, eternally, eternal triangle, eterne, eternity, eternity ring, eternize

How to use eternally in a sentence

Stanley Cowell’s jazz odyssey is still underway The coronavirus is devastating a uniquely American art form McCoy Tyner’s eternal return
Stanley Cowell navigated the vastness of jazz a few notes at a time|Chris Richards|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Part of what makes multiple versions of the play eternal, for him, is simply the ritual.
Theaters are shut, but ‘A Christmas Carol’ is forever. The endless variety online proves it.|Peter Marks|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Each is rare, and the combination of the two—ice on the crater floor and a narrow peak of eternal light on the crater rim—is a prized target for different players.
Lunar Gold Rush Could Create Conflict on the Ground if We Don’t Act Now—New Research|Tony Milligan|December 10, 2020|Singularity Hub
He is a storyteller, strategist, and eternal student of marketing and business strategy.
Five quick SEO wins to give your website a boost in search|Anthony Gaenzle|November 23, 2020|Search Engine Watch

To be a cyclist is to be in an eternal state of trying to reconcile the two.
Why 20 Miles Is the Perfect Length for a Bike Ride|Eben Weiss|November 20, 2020|Outside Online
Certain trades, such as medicine or law, are eternally well-respected.
Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In exactly what fashion could 317 million people “reckon” or come to certain eternally elusive “terms” with racism?
America Is Coming to Terms with Its Racial Past—Let’s Look Ahead Instead|John McWhorter|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I'm eternally grateful for the efforts that they put into my education.
This Is What It Is Like To Be Deaf From Birth|Quora Contributor|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To celebrate the eternally seductive (and seemingly ageless) actor, we've compiled seven of his best moments.
John Stamos Turns 50! Watch Uncle Jesse's Greatest Moments|Anna Klassen|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We never actually see the end to his urination—“Evacuation (eternally not) complete.”
‘The Paperboy,’ ‘Austin Powers’ & More Film Pee Scenes (Videos)|Anna Klassen|May 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A God who damns eternally must be the most odious Being that the human mind could imagine.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
Mrs. S., tho her dropsicle legs had never carred her half so fur before, was eternally on the key veve, as the French say.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray
In the unvarying precision of its mathematical universe, all is eternally written.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
It was a voice and signal which summoned reinforcements of waters, and in obedience to which the waters charged eternally.
Overland|John William De Forest
There is no proposition of which it can be asserted that every human mind must eternally and irrevocably believe it.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill