sem·pi·ter·nal

(sĕm′pĭ-tûr′nəl)

adj.

Enduring forever; eternal.

[Middle English, from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus : semper, always; see sem- in Indo-European roots + aeternus, eternal; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

sem′pi·ter′ni·ty (-nĭ-tē) n.

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sempiternal

(ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl)

adj

literary everlasting; eternal

[C15: from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper always + aeternus eternal]

ˌsempiˈternally adv

sempiternity n

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sem•pi•ter•nal

(ˌsɛm pɪˈtɜr nl)

adj.

everlasting; eternal.

[1400–50; < Late Latin sempiternālis < Latin sempitern(us) everlasting (semp(er) always)]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

sempiternal - having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth"

dateless, endless

infinite - having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth"

sempiternal

adjective

Without beginning or end:

eternal, infinite.

Translations

sempiterno

ikiaikainen

sempiternel

sempiternal

[ˌsempɪˈtɜːnl] ADJ → sempiterno

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sempiternal

adj (liter) → immerwährend (liter)

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