eternal

e-ter-nal · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

  2. 2.

    Seeming to last or persist forever; endless or incessant.

  3. 3.

    Valid for all time; unchanging.

Phrases & expressions

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    eternal life — life after death in religious contexts
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    the Eternal City — Rome
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    eternal flame — a continuously burning fire as a memorial
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    eternal triangle — a romantic situation involving three people
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    hope springs eternal — people always maintain hope

Related words

Antonyms: finite, fleeting, mortal, temporary, transient
See also: eternally, eternity, everlasting, infinite
Synonyms: endless, everlasting, immortal, infinite, perpetual

Etymology

From Old French eternel, from Late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus ("everlasting, permanent"), related to aevum ("age, eternity").