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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eternityEternity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishETERNITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti / us / ɪˈtɝː.nə.t̬i / Add to word list. [ U ] time that never ends or that has no limits: Religions gain some of their worldly power by claiming they have the key to eternity (= life that never ends).

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EternityEternity - Wikipedia

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   Eternity, in common parlance, is an infinite amount of time that never ends or the quality, condition or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas sempiternity corresponds to infinite duration.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryETERNITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ETERNITY meaning: 1. time that never ends or that has no limits: 2. a very long time: 3. time that never ends or…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eternityEternity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Eternity means "time without end, or infinity," like people who promise to love one another for eternity — they aren't planning to ever split up. When you put the word an before eternity, you can use it to describe a very long — too long — period of time, so that you can use it to complain.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishETERNITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Eternity is time without an end, or a state of existence outside time, especially the state which some people believe they will pass into after they have died.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › eternityETERNITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Eternity definition: infinite time; duration without beginning or end.. See examples of ETERNITY used in a sentence.

9. www.britannica.com › topic › eternityEternity | Definition & Variations | Britannica

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   eternity, timelessness, or the state of that which is held to have neither beginning nor end. Eternity and the related concept of infinity have long been associated with strong emotional overtones, serving to astonish, weary, or confound those who attempt to grasp them.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheternity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    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. Take your English to the next level.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishETERNITY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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