eternal
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
See eternal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-tûrˈnəl)
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.
Related Forms:
- eˌter·nalˈi·ty (ēˌtər-nălˈĭ-tē), e·terˈnal·ness noun
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