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   E·ter·nal

   /əˈtərn(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning: "the secret of eternal youth" Similar everlastingnever-endingendlesswithout endperpetualundyingimmortaldeathlessindestructibleimperishableimmutableabidingpermanentenduringinfiniteboundlesstimelessrare:sempiternalperdurableOpposite transient
   • ▪ (of truths, values, or questions) valid for all time; essentially unchanging: "eternal truths of art and life"
   • ▪ seeming to last or persist forever, especially on account of being tedious or annoying: "eternal nagging demands" Similar constantcontinualcontinuousperpetualpersistentsustainedunremittingrelentlessunrelentingunrelieveduninterruptedunbrokenunabatinginterminablenever-endingnonstopround-the-clockalways-onincessantendlessceaselessOpposite intermittent
   • ▪ used to emphasize expressions of admiration, gratitude, or other feelings: "to his eternal credit, he maintained his dignity throughout"
   • ▪ used to refer to an everlasting or universal spirit, as represented by God.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus, from aevum ‘age’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eternality noun
   • 2. eternalness noun

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   What is the meaning of eternal?

   • 1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing: eternal life. 2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless: eternal chatter. 3. enduring; immutable: eternal principles. 4. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change. n. 5. something eternal. 6. the Eternal, God. e•ter•nal•i•ty (ˌi tɜrˈnæl ɪ ti) e•ter′nal•ness, n.

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   What is a synonym for eternal?

   • SYNONYMS 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.

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   What are eternal principles?

   • eternal principles. Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change. something that is eternal. the Eternal. God. 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.

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   What is eternal life?

   • Something that is eternal lasts for ever. Whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life. ...the quest for eternal youth. She is eternally grateful to her family for their support. The whole universe exists eternally in that one infinite being.

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   Eternal can describe an abstract idea that never changes, like the eternal truths of war, or it can describe an annoyance that you wish would end, like the eternal boredom you feel watching a really dull movie.

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