eternal

noun

One who lives forever; an immortal.

adjective

Lasting forever; unending.

(hyperbolic) Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.

(philosophy) Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.

(dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

Roots

aeternusetern- · Latin · eternal, everlasting

Synonyms for eternal

everlastingadj perpetualadj eterne unendingadj agelessadj sempiternaladj endlessadj interminableadj undyingadj unceasingadj everliving coeternal timelessadj deathlessadj immortaladj infiniteadj

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