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[ adjective ] continuing forever or indefinitely
Synonyms Examples "the ageless themes of love and revenge" "eternal truths" "life everlasting" "hell's perpetual fires" "the unending bliss of heaven" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)A number of religions also satisfy for many the need of being linked with the ultimate and eternal . Closely related to this function is the fact that the religious system provides a body of ultimate ends for the society , which are compatible with the supreme eternal ends . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)For His mercy and His guidance to spare you from evil and eternal punishment in the Lake_of_Fire '' . He strove to think of God and His eternal wrath ; he must pray to be spared . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)But perhaps this was a part of the eternal plan , that man 's ambition when linked with God would be a driving , indefatigable force for good in the world . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
Synonyms Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Those who refused to believe that He was the eternal Son of God were termed Arianists . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] tiresomely long; seemingly without end
Synonyms Examples "endless debates" "an endless conversation" "the wait seemed eternal" "eternal quarreling" "an interminable sermon" Related terms |
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