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e·ter·nal
 eternal
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- pronunciation:
- ih
tuhr
n
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having no beginning or end; existing outside of time; timeless.
the eternal existence of God. (Cf. temporal1.)- synonyms:
- boundless, endless, everlasting, infinite, limitless, timeless, unlimited
- antonyms:
- ephemeral, mundane, temporal, transient
- similar words:
- ceaseless, constant, perpetual
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| definition 2: |
seeming to have no end; continuing over a very long time; interminable.
the eternal battle of the sexes- synonyms:
- endless, enduring, everlasting, interminable, lasting, perpetual
- antonyms:
- brief, momentary
- similar words:
- abiding, constant, continual, persistent, relentless, unceasing, undying, unremitting
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| definition 3: |
being unaffected by time or change.
the eternal truths of moral philosophy- synonyms:
- immutable, timeless, unchanging
- antonyms:
- inconstant, mutable
- similar words:
- everlasting, immortal, permanent, perpetual
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| related words: |
classic, continuous, indestructible |
adverb + (adj.)eternal
seemingly
(adj.)eternal
+ adverb
forever
(adj.)eternal
+ noun
battle,
beauty,
being,
bliss,
capital,
cold,
communion,
contemplation,
creator,
curse,
cycle,
damnation,
darkness,
destiny,
devotion,
dilemma,
drama,
embrace,
essence,
exile,
existence,
expansion,
fame,
fate,
fire,
flame,
friendship,
glory,
gratitude,
happiness,
heaven,
hell,
hostility,
humanity,
immortality,
inflation,
joy,
kingdom,
life,
love,
loyalty,
misery,
monument,
mystery,
nature,
nothingness,
oath,
optimism,
optimist,
paradise,
peace,
present,
punishment,
pursuit,
quest,
recurrence,
reef,
repose,
rest,
return,
reward,
salvation,
shame,
significance,
silence,
sleep,
sorrow,
spirit,
struggle,
suffering,
sunshine,
symbol,
throne,
torment,
torture,
triangle,
truth,
verity,
vigilance,
wisdom,
yid,
youth
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(cap.) God (usu. prec. by "the").
- synonyms:
- Almighty, Creator, Everlasting, God, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Yahweh
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| derivations: |
eternally (adv.), eternality (n.) |
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