sempiternal

[sem-pi-tur-nl]

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adjective Literary.

everlasting; eternal.

Origin of sempiternal

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin sempiternālis, equivalent to Latin sempitern(us) everlasting semp(er) always + -i- -i- + -ternus suffix of temporal adjectives; see eterne) + -ālis -al¹

Related formssem·pi·ter·nal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for sempiternal

abiding, ageless, always, amaranthine, boundless, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, dateless, deathless, enduring, everlasting, forever, illimitable, immemorial, immortal, immutable, imperishable, incessant

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Historical Examples of sempiternal

Wherefore he is neither now or then, but sempiternal and for ever.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
But this is not true in the case of necessary, constant, and sempiternal realities.
Aristotle
George Grote
Madame d'Argeles's sempiternal smile had altogether disappeared.
The Count's Millions
Emile Gaboriau
This he will only have by inaction, by mewing his sempiternal youth in his cage and on his perch.
Lore of Proserpine
Maurice Hewlett
Was there no chance of accident or illness befalling the sempiternal Emily de la Rose?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852
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British Dictionary definitions for sempiternal

sempiternal

adjective

literary everlasting; eternal

Derived Formssempiternally, adverbsempiternity (ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for sempiternal

C15: from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper always + aeternus eternal

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Word Origin and History for sempiternal

adj.

c.1400, from Old French sempiternel "eternal, everlasting" (13c.) or directly from Late Latin sempiternalis, from Latin sempiternus "everlasting," from semper "always, ever" (see semper-) + aeternus "eternal" (see eternal). Related: Sempiternally.