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- Dictionarye·ter·nal/əˈtərn(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning: "the secret of eternal youth" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of ETERNAL is having infinite duration : everlasting. How to use eternal in a sentence.
lasting forever, or seeming to be without end: They swore eternal loyalty to each other. eternally. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ɪˈtɜr·n ə l·i, i- / I’d be eternally grateful if you’d handle it. (Definition of eternal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
That which is eternal is, by its nature, without beginning or end: God, the eternal Father. That which is endless never stops but goes on continuously as if in a circle: an endless succession of years. That which is everlasting will endure through all future time: a promise of everlasting life.
lasting forever, or seeming to be without end: They swore eternal loyalty to each other. eternally. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ɪˈtɜr·n ə l·i, i- / I’d be eternally grateful if you’d handle it. (Definition of eternal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Eternal can describe an abstract idea that never changes, like the eternal truths of war, or it can describe an annoyance that you wish would end, like the eternal boredom you feel watching a really dull movie.
eternal, endless, everlasting, perpetual imply lasting or going on without ceasing. That which is eternal is, by its nature, without beginning or end: God, the eternal Father. That which is endless never stops but goes on continuously as if in a circle: an endless succession of years.
Without beginning or end; existing through all time; everlasting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Continuing without interruption; perpetual. Earned my eternal gratitude. American Heritage. Of eternity. Webster's New World. Seemingly endless; interminable. Eternal waiting at the airport. American Heritage.
without an end; existing or continuing forever. the promise of eternal life in heaven. She's an eternal optimist (= she always expects that the best will happen). eternal truths (= ideas that are always true and never change) You have my eternal gratitude (= very great gratitude).
1. a. without beginning or end; lasting for ever: eternal life. b. ( as noun ): the eternal. 2. (Theology) ( 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.
ETERNAL definition: continuing forever, or seeming to continue forever: . Learn more.
