eternity

Definitions

1. Existence without end, infinite time.
   uncountable
2. Existence without end, infinite time
3. Existence outside of time.
   uncountable
4. ewigdurend أَبَدِيًّا жвечно eternamente věčně ewig evigt; evindeligt αιώνιαeternamente igavesti, lakkamatult بطور ابدی؛ همیشه ikuisesti éternellementלנצח अनन्त काल तक vječno örökkévaló módon, örökérvényűen secara kekal eilíflega, endalaust; sífellt, látlaust eternamente 永遠に 영원히 amžinai mūžīgi; pastāvīgi tanpa henti eeuwigi det uendelige, evig, evinneligwiecznie په ابدى ډول، دتل دپاره، تل تر تله eternamente veşnic, etern вечно večne večno neprestano evigt, evinnerligt อย่างชั่วนิรันดร์ sonsuz...
5. Existence outside of time
6. Time without beginning or end; infinite time.
7. A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
   countable
8. A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future
9. The state or quality of being eternal.
10. The remainder of time that elapses after death.
    countable, uncountable
11. The remainder of time that elapses after death
12. The timeless state following death.
13. A comparatively long time.
    countable, excessive, informal, uncountable
14. A comparatively long time
15. A very long or seemingly endless time: waited in the dentist's office for an eternity.
16. endless or infinite time
17. the quality, state, or condition of being eternal
18. (usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true
    usually plural
19. (Theology) theol the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife
    theol
20. a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting.

Equivalents

44 more languages

العربيةأبدأبديةأزلالخلودخلود+ 2 more

Azərbaycan dilidaimlikəbədiliksonsuzluq

Беларускаяве́чнасць

Българскивечност

Bosanskieonvečnostvječnostвечноствјечност+ 2 more

Catalàeternitat

Češtinavěčnost

Danskevighed

Ελληνικάαιώναςαιωνιότητα

Esperantoeternecoeterno

فارسیابدجاودانهمیشگی

Suomiiäisyysiankaikkisuusikiaikaikuisuusloputtomiin+ 2 more

Gàidhligsìorraidheachd

Galegoeternidade

עבריתנצחנִצֵּחַ

Hrvatskieonvečnostvječnostвечноствјечност+ 2 more

Magyarörökkévalóság

Հայերենհավերժություն

Bahasa Indonesiaabadiahkeabadian

Íslenskaeilífð

Italianoeternità

日本語とこしえとわ一期末代万世万劫万古万年万葉久遠億劫常常世常磐未来永劫永永久永劫永遠生々世々百世+ 17 more

ქართულიმარადისობა

Қазақ тіліжойылмаушылық

ភាសាខ្មែរអនន្តភាព

한국어무궁억년영구영원+ 1 more

Kurdîebetezel

Latinaaeonaeternitāsaevumaevus+ 1 more

Lingálalibela

Latviešumūžība

Македонскивечност

Nederlandsde eeuwigheideeuwigheid

Polskiwieczność

Portuguêseternidade

Românăeternitateveșnicie

Русскийвечность

Српскиeonvečnostvječnostвечноствјечност+ 2 more

Svenskaeonevighetoändlighet

Тоҷикӣабадиятҳамешагӣҷовидонӣ

Tagalogwalang-hanggan

Türkçebengilikebetezelsonsuzluk+ 1 more

Українськавічність

Tiếng Việtthiên thu

Yorùbáayeraye

Examples

“Eternity has generally been considered as divisible into two parts; which have⟳ been termed, eternity a parte ante, and eternity a parte post⟳: that is, in plain English, that eternity which is past, and that eternity which is to come⟳.”

“This theory regards creation as an act of God in eternity past.”

“Those who like⟳ not the company of the saints on earth will get⟳ none of it in eternity; but, as godless company is their delight now, they will afterwards get⟳ enough of it, when they have⟳ eternity to pass⟳ in the roaring and blaspheming society of devils and reprobates in hell.”

“We sometimes speak⟳ of eternity in contradistinction to time; and often say⟳, "through time and into eternity;" and again "from eternity to eternity," which is simply another form⟳ of expressing the same idea, and "pass⟳ through time into eternity." in other words, time is a short period allotted to man in his probationary state—and we use⟳ the word time in contradistinction to the word eternity, merely for the accommodation of man in his finite sphere, that we may comprehend and learn⟳ to measure⟳ periods.”

“Every niche was filled by a funeral urn, and by marble shapes that bent down in a pale eternity of sorrow.”

“When the wind blows not, where, then, is the wind? / Or when thou art not living, where art thou? / What should the wind care for the hours of calm or thou for death? / Thy life is long, Eternity is short. / So short that, shouldst thou die⟳ and Eternity should pass⟳, and after the passing of Eternity thou shouldst live⟳ again, thou wouldst say⟳: ‘I closed mine eyes but for an instant.’”

“It's been an eternity since we last⟳ saw⟳ each other.”

“I had to wait⟳ in the station for ten days - an eternity.”

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