Lexic.us

Definition of Eternity

1. Noun. Time without end.

2. Noun. A state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife.

3. Noun. A seemingly endless time interval (waiting).

Definition of Eternity

1. n. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time.

Definition of Eternity

1. Noun. Existence without end, infinite time. ¹

2. Noun. (philosophy) existence outside of time (compare sempiternity). ¹

3. Noun. A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future. ¹

4. Noun. (''metaphysical'') The remainder of time that elapses after death. ¹

5. Noun. (context: informal hyperbole) A comparatively long time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eternity

1. infinite time [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eternity

eternally eternalness eternalnesses eternals eterne eternified eternifies eternify eternifying eternise

eternised eternises eternising eternitarian eternities eternity (current term) eternization eternizations eternize eternized

eternizes eternizing etesian etesians etext etexts eth eth- ethacridine ethacridine lactate

Literary usage of Eternity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sermons on Several Occasions by John Wesley (1836)
"But still we should inquire, What is this eternity 1 How shall we pour any light upon this abstruse subject 1 It cannot be the object of our understanding. ..."

2. The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M. by John Wesley (1840)
"And what is eternity ? It is boundless duration. 2. eternity has generally been considered as divisible into two parts; which have been termed eternity ..."

3. The Works of the Rev. John Wesley by John Wesley (1811)
"I would fain speak of that awful subject, eternity. But how can we grasp it in our thought? It is so vast, that the narrow mind of man is utterly unable to ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"Boston, USA “A PARENTHESIS IN eternity” (4th 5. xi. 504.) —MR. MANUEL will find that Sir Thomas Browne has the expression he is in quest of. ..."

5. The English Reader by Lindley Murray (1830)
"Thai cherub, vhich now appears as a god to a human soul, know a very well that the period will come about in eternity, when the human soul shall be as ..."

Other Resources: