eternal
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eternal (not comparable)
- Lasting forever; unending.
- John Locke
- to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal
- Dryden
- Fires eternal in thy temple shine.
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, The Onion AV Club:
- In a bid to understand the eternal mystery that is woman, Bart goes to the least qualified possible source for advice and counsel: his father, who remarkably seems to have made it to his mid-30s without quite figuring out much of anything.
- John Locke
- (philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
- (dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
- some eternal villain
Synonyms[edit]
- (lasting forever; unending): permanent, sempiternal, endless, everlasting
- (existing outside time): timeless, atemporal
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Terms derived from eternal
Translations[edit]
lasting forever
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Catalan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eternal m, f (masculine and feminine plural eternals)
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Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eternal m, f (plural eternales)
