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Eternity - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Eternity : (noun)
1: time without end [syn: infinity]
2: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to
characterize the afterlife [syn: timelessness, timeless
existence]
3: a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Eternity : \E*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Eternities. [F.
['e]ternit['e], L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See Etern.]
1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in
the future; also, duration without end in the future;
endless time.
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
--Is. lvii.
15.
2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.
Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity. --Shak.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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