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eternity
eternity
noun
Definition of ETERNITY
1
endless time <the question whether the universe will end someday or continue to exist in eternity>
Related Words boundlessness, endlessness, interminableness, limitlessness, permanence, permanency, timelessness
2
unending existence after death <a firm belief in the eternity of the soul>
Related Words afterworld, otherworld
3
a long or seemingly long period of time <we waited in line for tickets for an eternity>
Synonyms aeon (or eon), blue moon, coon's age, cycle, donkey's years [chiefly British], eternity, forever, long, months, moon
Near Antonyms flash, instant, jiffy, minute, moment, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink; microsecond, nanosecond
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