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eternal
[ ih-tur-nl ]
adjective
- without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing ( temporal ):
eternal life.
Synonyms: permanent
Antonyms: transitory
eternal quarreling;
eternal chatter.
eternal principles.
Synonyms: indestructible, imperishable, undying, deathless, immortal, timeless
Antonyms: mutable
- Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.
noun
- something that is eternal.
- the Eternal. God.
eternal
/ ɪˈtɜːnəl /
adjective
- without beginning or end; lasting for ever
eternal life
- ( as noun )
the eternal
- often capital denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God
- unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable
eternal truths
- seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again
eternal bickering
Derived Forms
- ˌeterˈnality, noun
- eˈternally, adverb
Other Words From
- e·ter·nal·i·ty [ee-tur-, nal, -i-tee], e·ter·nal·ness noun
- e·ter·nal·ly adverb
- non·e·ter·nal adjective
- non·e·ter·nal·ness noun
- pre·e·ter·nal adjective
- qua·si-e·ter·nal adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of eternal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The menorah represented eternal light and divine presence in the ancient temple, and Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of a single day’s oil lasting eight.
Kim uses lady bugs as berries to symbolize good fortune, the wreaths to symbolize eternal unity and the candles to symbolize light in darkness.
My naïveté springs from the eternal hope brought to us by the Christmas season.
This is the eternal utility of all Christmas action movies – their acknowledgment that the sparkly and mercilessly upbeat mood engulfing the season is artificial.
"So, there is something to build from, but I am an eternal optimist anyway - you have to be, because you are not going to change your team."
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