endless or infinite time the quality, state, or condition of being eternal - (usually plural)
any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting
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e•ter•ni•ty /ɪˈtɜrnɪti/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [uncountable] infinite time;
duration without beginning or end. - [uncountable] eternal existence, esp. the timeless state into which the soul is believed to pass at death.
- a period of time that seems endless:[countable, usually singular]I waited an eternity for a bus.
e•ter•ni•ty
(i tûr′ni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- infinite time;
duration without beginning or end. - eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life:the eternity of God.
- Religion[Theol.]the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death.
- an endless or seemingly endless period of time:We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive.
- eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal.
- Latin aeternitās. See eterne, -ity
- Middle English eternite 1325–75
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'eternity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Mutazilite
- Thokk
- alpha and omega
- cabala
- eternity ring
- everlasting
- foreverness
- hyperbole
- perpetuity
- predestination
- predestine
- time
- uncountable
- world