eternity
eter·nity
noun
2.
a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
Origin
From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes.
Phrases
- eternity collar
- eternity future
- eternity past
- eternity plant
- eternity ring
- for all of eternity
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