SEMPITERNITY

perpetuity, sempiternity

(noun) the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sempiternity (uncountable)

(philosophy) Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time.

Source: Wiktionary


Sem`pi*ter"ni*ty, n. Etym: [L. sempiternitas.]

Definition: Future duration without end; the relation or state of being sempiternal. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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