eternity

Noun
Synonyms: infinitytimelessnesstimeless existence

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. time without endSynonyms: infinity
  2. a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlifeSynonyms: timelessnesstimeless existence
  3. a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Eternity \E*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Eternities. [F. ['e]ternit['e], L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See Etern.]

1.Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time. [1913 Webster]

The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.— Is. lvii. 15.[1913 Webster]

2.Condition which begins at death; immortality. [1913 Webster]

Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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