everlasting Definition
ever·last·ing (ev′ər las′tiŋ)
adjective
- never coming to an end; lasting forever; eternal
- going on for a long time; lasting indefinitely; durable
- going on too long or happening too often; seeming never to stop
noun
- eternity
- any of various plants, mostly of the composite family, whose blossoms keep their color and shape when dried; esp., the strawflower
- the blossom of such a plant
everlasting Related Forms
ev′er·last′·ingly adverb
ev′er·last′·ing·ness noun
everlasting Idioms
the Everlasting
God
everlasting Synonyms
everlasting
modif.
everlasting Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- have: And God will give you long life upon the earth, that you may have life everlasting in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
- reap: If you sow unto the spirit you will of the spirit reap life everlasting.
Modifies a noun
- dominion: His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away.
- covenant: You have broken God's own everlasting covenant with Him.
- kingdom: The Lord is a King, and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; yet what is he doing?
- remembrance: In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be, he shall not be afraid of evil tidings.
- gobstopper: You can throw everlasting gobstoppers, presumably because they don't taste very nice!
- bliss: The soul then once more became a god and enjoyed everlasting bliss.
Modifying Another Word
virtually: This material has excellent thermal properties and is virtually everlasting.
Browse dictionary entries near everlasting
- ‹ evergreen stock option plan
- ‹ evergreen
- ‹ everglade
- ‹ Everett
- ‹ Everest
- ‹ ever
- ‹ eventuate
- ‹ eventually
- ‹ eventuality
- ‹ eventual

