[2022] eternal

[보카길라잡이]

adj.

1. Being without beginning or end; existing outside of time. See Synonyms at infinite.
2. Continuing without interruption; perpetual.
3. Forever true or changeless: eternal truths.
4. Seemingly endless; interminable. See Synonyms at ageless. See Synonyms at continual.
5. Of or relating to spiritual communion with God, especially in the afterlife.

n.

1. Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless.
2. Eternal God. Used with the.

eternal

adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: ageless, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing]

2: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: everlasting, lasting, eonian, aeonian]

3: tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" [syn: endless, interminable]

Synonyms: infinite, boundless, eternal, illimitable, sempiternal
These adjectives mean being without beginning or end: infinite wisdom; boundless ambition; eternal beauty; illimitable space; sempiternal truth. See also synonyms at incalculable

Synonyms: continual, continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial, interminable
These adjectives mean occurring repeatedly over a long period of time.

Continual is chiefly restricted to what is intermittent or repeated at intervals: The continual banging of the shutter in the wind gave me a headache.

Continuous implies lack of interruption: The horizon is a continuous line.

Constant stresses steadiness or persistence and unvarying nature: The constant ticking of the clock lulled him to sleep.

Ceaseless and incessant pertain to uninterrupted activity: The ceaseless thunder of the surf eroded the beach. The toddler asked incessant questions.

Perpetual emphasizes both steadiness and duration: The ambassador had a perpetual stream of visitors.

Eternal refers to what is everlasting, especially to what is seemingly without temporal beginning or end: “That freedom can be retained only by the eternal vigilance which has always been its price” (Elmer Davis).

Perennial describes existence that goes on year after year, often with the suggestion of self-renewal: The candidates discussed the perennial problem of urban poverty.

Interminable refers to what is or seems to be endless and is often applied to something prolonged and wearisome: After an interminable delay, our flight was canceled outright.

Synonyms: ageless, eternal, timeless
These adjectives mean existing unchanged forever: the ageless themes of love and revenge; eternal truths; timeless beauty.

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