aeon (redirected from Aeons)

ae·on  (n, n)

n.

Variant of eon.

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aeon esp US, eon [ˈiːən ˈiːɒn]

n

1. an immeasurably long period of time; age

2. (Astronomy) a period of one thousand million years

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (often capital) Gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge

[from Greek aiōn an infinitely long time]

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Aeon an indefinitely long period of time.

Example: aeons of time, 1647.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aeon - (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe eon Gnosticism - a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
	2.	aeon - the longest division of geological time eon geologic time, geological time - the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) geological era, era - a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
	3.	aeon - an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" eon long time, years, age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

Translations

aeon [ˈiːən] N

1. (Astron) → eón m

2. (fig) → eternidad f

aeon [ˈiːɒn] n → éternité f

aeon

n → Äon m (geh), → Ewigkeit f; through aeons of time → äonenlang (geh)

aeon eon (esp Am) [ˈiːən] n → eternità f inv