eternal

e·ter·nal  (-tûrnl)

adj.

1. Being without beginning or end; existing outside of time. See Synonyms at infinite.

2. Continuing without interruption; perpetual.

3. Forever true or changeless: eternal truths.

4. Seemingly endless; interminable. See Synonyms at ageless, continual.

5. Of or relating to spiritual communion with God, especially in the afterlife.

n.

1. Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless.

2. Eternal God. Used with the.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin aeternlis, from Latin aeternus; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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eter·nali·ty (tr-nl-t), e·ternal·ness n.

e·ternal·ly adv.

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eternal

Adjective

1. without beginning or end; lasting for ever

2. unchanged by time: eternal truths

3. seemingly unceasing: his eternal whingeing

4. of or like God or a god: the Eternal Buddha [Latin aeternus]

eternally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	eternal - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending, ageless, eonian, aeonian 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"
	2.	eternal - tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" endless, interminable long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

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eternal

adjective 1. everlasting, lasting, permanent, enduring, endless, perennial, perpetual, timeless, immortal, unending, unchanging, immutable, indestructible, undying, without end, unceasing, imperishable, deathless, sempiternal (literary) << OPPOSITE transitory

adjective 2. interminable, constant, endless, abiding, infinite, continual, immortal, never-ending, everlasting, ceaseless, unremitting, deathless << OPPOSITE occasional

Translations

eternal [ɪˈtəːnl] adj → eterno

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eternal [ɪˈtəːnl] adj → éternel(le)

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eternal [ɪˈtəːnl] adj → ewig

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eternal [ɪˈtəːnl] adj → eterno/a