everlasting


2everlasting

noun

Definition of EVERLASTING

1
: eternity <from everlasting>
2
capitalized : god 1 —used with the
3
a : any of several chiefly composite plants (as cudweed) with flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color — compare pearly everlasting b : the flower of an everlasting

Examples of EVERLASTING

  1. <that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting>
  2. <people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting>

First Known Use of EVERLASTING

14th century

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