eternity

e·ter·ni·ty

 (ĭ-tûr′nĭ-tē)

n. pl. e·ter·ni·ties

1. Time without beginning or end; infinite time.

2. The state or quality of being eternal.

3.

a. The timeless state following death.

b. The afterlife; immortality.

4. A very long or seemingly endless time: waited in the dentist's office for an eternity.

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[Middle English eternite, from Old French, from Latin aeternitās, from aeternus, eternal; see eternal.]

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eternity

(ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. endless or infinite time

2. the quality, state, or condition of being eternal

3. (usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true

4. (Theology) theol the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife

5. a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting.

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e•ter•ni•ty

(ɪˈtɜr nɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. infinite time; duration without beginning or end.

2. eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life.

3. the timeless state into which the soul is believed to pass at death.

4. a seemingly endless period of time.

5. eternities, truths or realities regarded as timeless.

[1325–75; eternite < Latin aeternitās]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eternity - time without end       infinity time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past alpha and omega - the first and last; signifies God's eternity
	2.	eternity - a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife timeless existence, timelessness being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
	3.	eternity - a seemingly endless time interval (waiting) interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants

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eternity

noun

1. (Theology) the afterlife, heaven, paradise, the next world, the hereafter I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.

2. perpetuity, immortality, infinity, timelessness, endlessness, infinitude, time without end the idea that our species will survive for all eternity

3. ages, years, an age, centuries, for ever (informal), aeons, donkey's years (informal), yonks (informal), a month of Sundays (informal), a long time or while, an age or eternity The war went on for an eternity.

Quotations
"Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?" [Tom Stoppard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]
"Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought!" [Joseph Addison Cato]
"Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity" [Marcus Aurelius Meditations]
"Eternity is in love with the productions of time" [William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]

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eternity

noun

1. The totality of time without beginning or end:

eternality, eternalness, infinity, perpetuity, sempiternity.

2. The quality or state of having no end:

ceaselessness, endlessness, eternality, eternalness, everlastingness, perpetuity, world without end.

3. Endless life after death:

afterlife, deathlessness, everlasting life, everlastingness, immortality.

4. A long time:

eon, long, year (used in plural).

Informal: age (used in plural), blue moon.

Idioms: forever and a day, forever and ever, month of Sundays.

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Translations

أَبَدِيَّه، أزَلخُلُودخُلود، أبَدِيَّهوَقْت لا نِهائي

věčnost

evighedEvigheden

Ewigkeit

αϊδιότηςαιωνιότηςαιωνιότητα

eterno

eternidad

ikuisuusiäisyys

éternité

נצח

vječnost

örökkévalóság

eilífî, óendanleikihiî eilífa lífóratími

eternitàeternoeternit...

永遠性

영원

eeuwigheid

evighet

wieczność

eternidade

вечность

večnost

evighet

นิรันดร

bin yılçok uzun görünen bir sureölümsüzlüksonsuzsonsuzluk

sự vĩnh viễn

来世永恒永生永远

eternity

[ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ]

A. N → eternidad f
it seemed like an eternity → pareció una eternidad or un siglo

B. CPD eternity ring N → anillo m de brillantes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

eternity

[ɪˈtɜː^rnɪti] n

(= endless time) → éternité f

(= very long time) for an eternity → une éternité
The war continued for an eternity → La guerre a duré une éternité.
It seemed to last for an eternity → Cela a duré une éternité.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

eternity

n (lit, fig: inf) → Ewigkeit f; (Rel: = the future life) → das ewige Leben; from here to eternity → bis in alle Ewigkeit; for all eternity → in alle Ewigkeit; it seemed an eternity → es kam mir wie eine Ewigkeit vor

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

eternity

[ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ] n → eternità

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eternal

(iˈtəːnl) adjective

1. without end; lasting for ever; unchanging. God is eternal; eternal life. ewig خالِد، أبَدي вечен eterno věčný ewig evig αιώνιοςeterno igavene ابدی؛ جاودانه ikuinen éternelנצחי अनन्त vječan örök(kévaló) abadi eilífur eterno 永遠の 영원한 amžinas mūžīgs kekal selamanya eeuwigevigwieczny تل پا ييدونكى، ابدى eterno veşnic, etern вечный večný večen večni evig ที่อยู่ชั่วนิรันดร์ sonsuz, ezelî ve ebedî 永遠的 вічний; постійний قائم ، ہمیشہ رہنے والا vĩnh viễn 永远的

2. never ceasing. I am tired of your eternal complaints. aanhoudend لا تتَوَقَّف، دائِمَه безкраен eterno nekonečný unaufhörlich evig; evindelig αιώνιος, ακατάπαυστοςeterno, incesante lakkamatu همیشگی päättymätön continuel בִּלתּי פּוֹסֵק निरन्तर neprekidan szüntelen terus-menerus eilífur continuo 果てしない 부단한 amžinas nepārtraukts; pastāvīgs terus-menerus eeuwigevinnelig, evignieustanny, wieczny ابدی eterno neîncetat вечный nekonečný stalen neprestan evinnerlig, ständig ชั่วนิรันดร์ bitmez tükenmez, sonsuz 無休止的 вічний; постійний بے انتہا không ngừng 无休止的

eˈternally adverb

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 sonsuza kadar, ebediyen 永遠地 вічно دوامیت سے một cách vĩnh viễn 永远地

eˈternity noun

1. time without end. ewigheid خُلود، أبَدِيَّه безкрай eternidade věčnost die Ewigkeit evighed αιωνιότηταeternidad igavik ابدیت ikuisuus éternitéנצח नित्यता, शाश्वतत्व vječnost örökkévalóság kehidupan kekal eilífð, óendanleiki eternità 永遠 무한한 시간 amžinybė mūžība tanpa hujungnya eeuwigheidevighetwieczność ابديت، پايښت، بقا eternidade eter­nitate вечность večnosť večnost večnost evighet นิรันดร sonsuzluk, ölümsüzlük 永恆 вічність دوام tính vĩnh viễn 永恒

2. a seemingly endless time. He waited for an eternity. onophoudelik وَقْت لا نِهائي вечност eternidade věčnost die Ewigkeit evighed αιωνιότηταeternidad terve igavik زمان بی پایان؛ مدت طولانی ikuisuus éternitéלנצח अनन्त काल तक vječnost örökkévalóság lama sekali óratími eternità 長い時間 아주 오랜 시간 amžinybė mūžība lama sekali eeuwigheidevighetwieczność بى پايه موده eternidade veşnicie целая вечность večnosť večnost večnost [en hel] evighet เวลาที่ยาวนานมาก çok uzun görünen bir sure, bin yıl 永生 вічність نہ ختم ہونے والا vô tận 永生

3. the state or time after death. ewigheid أَبَدِيَّه، أزَل безкрай eternidade věčnost die Ewigkeit Evigheden αιωνιότηταeternidad igavik آخرت؛ زندگی جاودانه iäisyys éternité חָיֵי נֶצַח मृत्यु के बाद की स्थिति vječnost örökkévalóság akhirat hið eilífa líf eternità 来世 (사후 영혼의) 영원성 amžinybė mūžība akhirat eeuwigheid evigheten wieczność آخرت eternidade veşnicie загробная жизнь večnosť večnost večnost evigheten สภาวะไร้กาลเวลาในช่วงหลังความตาย sonsuzluk 來世 вічність آخرت کی حیات thiên cổ 来世

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eternity

→ خُلُود věčnost evighed Ewigkeit αιωνιότητα eternidad ikuisuus éternité vječnost eternità 永遠性 영원 eeuwigheid evighet wieczność eternidade вечность evighet นิรันดร sonsuz sự vĩnh viễn 永远

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