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Eternal is defined as not having a beginning or an end.

(adjective)

An example of an eternal being is God.

The definition of an eternal is someone or something without a beginning or an end.

(noun)

An example of an eternal is Heaven.

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See eternal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

without beginning or end; existing through all time; everlasting
of eternity
forever the same; always true or valid; unchanging: the eternal verities
always going on; never stopping; perpetual: eternal rest
seeming never to stop; happening very often: her eternal complaints
Philos., Theol. outside or beyond time or time relationships; timeless

Origin: ME < OFr < LL aeternalis < L aeturnus < aevum, an age < IE base *aiw-, *āju-, a life, vital force > aye

Related Forms:

eternally adverb
eternalness noun

See eternal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Being without beginning or end; existing outside of time. See Synonyms at infinite.
Continuing without interruption; perpetual.
Forever true or changeless: eternal truths.
Seemingly endless; interminable. See Synonyms at ageless, continual.
Of or relating to spiritual communion with God, especially in the afterlife.

noun

Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless.
Eternal God. Used with the.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin aeternālis

Origin: , from Latin aeternus; see aiw- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

eˌter·nalˈi·ty (ēˌtər-nălˈĭ-tē), e·terˈnal·ness noun

e·terˈnal·ly adverb

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