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aeon
has definitions from the fields of religion,geology
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[ noun ] (in Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
Synonyms Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)To be the Savior and the Lord , Jesus_Christ has to be a historical individual with a biography all his own ; he dare not be a cosmic aeon that swoops to earth for_a_while but never identifies itself with man 's history . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geology) the longest division of geological time; two or more eras
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[ noun ] an immeasurably long period of time
Synonyms Related terms long_time Proterozoic Archeozoic phanerozoic hadean Precambrian |
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