Eternal

Quick meaning: Eternal is an adjective meaning Lasting forever; unending.

Meaning

Lasting forever; unending.

More Meanings

1. (philosophy) Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.
2. (hyperbolic) Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.
3. One who lives forever; an immortal.
4. (dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

Example Sentences

some eternal villain

Yes, I want that raw power that is only offered to the eternals or creators

But here again it is another question, quite different from our having an idea of eternity, to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal.

Thy smoking altar shall be fat with food / Of incense and the grateful steam of blood; / Burnt-offerings morn and evening shall be thine, / And fires eternal in thy temple shine.

Word Forms

• eternall
• eternals

Synonyms for eternal

Depending on context, synonyms include ageful, agelong, amaranthine, celestial, enduring, eterne.

Antonyms for eternal

Common opposites include ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, mortal, momentary, temporary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include everlasting, permanent, eonian, ageless, immortal, perpetual.

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