eonian

e·o·ni·an

also ae·o·ni·an  (ē-ō′nē-ən)
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting an eon.
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eonian

(iːˈəʊnɪən)
adj
the usual US spelling of aeonian
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ae•o•ni•an

or e•o•ni•an

(iˈoʊ ni ən)

adj.
eternal; everlasting.
[1755–65; < Greek aiṓni(os) (adj. derivative of aiṓn eon) + -an1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.eonian - of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)
2.eonian - continuing forever or indefinitelyeonian - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
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geology and then evolution pushed back the origins of things from the imagined instant of Creation to unimaginably remote beginnings; and the imminent Last Day opened out upon eonian cycles of days without end." (3) The Mastodon reference suggests that Tennyson was less anxious about the anachronism of the poem's style than about the obsolescence of its worldview.
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