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   E·ter·ni·ty

   /əˈtərnədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. infinite or unending time: "their love was sealed for eternity" Similar everall timeperpetuity
   • ▪ a state to which time has no application; timelessness: "the encounter between time and eternity"
   • ▪ endless life after death: "immortal souls destined for eternity" Similar the afterlifeeverlasting lifelife after deaththe life to comethe life hereafterthe hereafterthe world hereafterthe afterworldthe next worldthe beyondheavenparadisenirvanaimmortalityOpposite limbohell
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to death: "he could have crashed the car and taken them both to eternity"
   • ▪ a period of time that seems very long, especially on account of being tedious or annoying: "a silence that lasted an eternity" Similar a long timean ageages (and ages)a timea lifetimehoursdaysmonthsyearseonshours/days/months on enda month of Sundaysthe duration(seemingly) foreverinformal:yonksdonkey's yearsOpposite instant

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French eternite, from Latin aeternitas, from aeternus ‘without beginning or end’ (see eternal).

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   • Definition of eternity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable] time without end, especially life continuing without end after death There will be rich and poor for all eternity. They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity.

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   Will there be rich and poor for all eternity?

   • There will be rich and poor for all eternity. They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity. After what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test. Definition of eternity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   eternity. noun. /ɪˈtɜːnəti/. /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/. [uncountable] time without end, especially life continuing without end after death. There will be rich and poor for all eternity. They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity. Extra Examples.

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   eternity meaning, definition, what is eternity: the whole of time without any end: Learn more.

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   ETERNITY meaning: 1. time that continues forever, especially after death 2. a very long time: . Learn more.

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   The meaning of ETERNITY is the quality or state of being eternal. How to use eternity in a sentence.

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   ETERNITY meaning: 1 : time without an end; 2 : a state that comes after death and never ends.

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   What does the noun eternity mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun eternity . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Eternity suggests an everlasting or timeless quality, devoid of beginning or end. It encompasses the notion of permanence, continuity, and immortality. The concept of eternity is often associated with philosophical and religious perspectives, where it signifies an eternal existence beyond the temporal realm.