/
ɪˈtəːn(ə)l,
iː-/
adj.
- lasting or existing forever.
▸informal tediously lengthy or persistent.
- valid for all time; essentially unchanging:
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eternal truths.
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(the Eternal)
an everlasting or universal spirit, as represented by God.
Phrase
- the Eternal City
the city of Rome. - eternal triangle
a relationship between three people involving sexual rivalry.
Derivative
- eternality
/ɪˌtəːˈnalɪti, iː-/
n. - eternalize
or eternalise v. - eternally adv.
- eternalness n.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from late L. aeternalis, from L. aeternus, from aevum ‘age’.
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