eternal

Definition of Eternal in English :

Adjective

1. aeonian, ageless, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending

continuing forever or indefinitely

Example Sentences:
'the ageless themes of love and revenge'
'eternal truths'
'life everlasting'
'hell's perpetual fires'
'the unending bliss of heaven'

2. endless, eternal, interminable

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

Example Sentences:
'endless debates'
'an endless conversation'
'the wait seemed eternal'
'eternal quarreling'
'an interminable sermon'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eternal

see synonyms of eternal

adjective

1.

a.

without beginning or end; lasting for ever

eternal life

b.

(as noun)

the eternal

2. (often capital)

denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God

3.

unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable

eternal truths

4.

seemingly unceasing; occurring again and again

eternal bickering

Eternal

see synonyms of eternal

adjective

1.

without beginning or end; existing through all time; everlasting

2.

of eternity

3.

forever the same; always true or valid; unchanging

the eternal verities

4.

always going on; never stopping; perpetual

eternal rest

5.

seeming never to stop; happening very often

her eternal complaints

6. Philosophy and Theology

outside or beyond time or time relationships; timeless

Eternal

see synonyms of eternal

adj.

1. Being without beginning or end: belief in an eternal creator.

2.

a. Continuing without interruption; perpetual: earned my eternal gratitude. See Synonyms at continual.

b. Seemingly endless; interminable: eternal waiting at the airport.

n.

1. Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless: "Shall we speak of universals and eternals?" (Cynthia Ozick).

2. Eternal God. Used with the.

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