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in aeternum

American  
[in ahy-ter-noom, in ee-tur-nuhm] / ɪn aɪˈtɛr nʊm, ɪn iˈtɜr nəm /

adverb

Latin.
  1. forever.


in aeternum British  
/ ɪn iːˈtɜːnəm /

adverb

  1. forever; eternally

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Adoremus in aeternum had become their device, and Madame Hanska, not having as yet become accustomed to his continual financial embarrassment, wished to provide him with money, an offer which is reproduced in Eugenie Grandet.

From Women in the Life of Balzac by Juanita Helm Floyd

He then kissed the emperor on the cheeks, and turning himself to the audience, cried with a loud voice: "Vivat imperator in aeternum!"

From Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

Some pebbles she gathered during his first visit to her mother at Neufchatel, Balzac had made into a little cross, on the back of which was engraved: adoremus in aeternum.

From Women in the Life of Balzac by Juanita Helm Floyd

"Adoremus in aeternum" was their motto; he was her humble "moujik," and she was his "predilecta, his love, his life, his only thought."

From Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings by Mary F. (Mary Frances) Sandars

One side is all dreamy and hopeless; one long sigh echoing along the line of white marbles—'Vale! vale! in aeternum vale!'

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Alexander Maclaren

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