eternal now
The condition in which all reality is experienced in the present, with the past…The condition in which all reality is experienced in the present, with the past contained only in memory and the future only in anticipation or speculation.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The condition in which all reality is experienced in the present, with the past contained only in memory and the future only in anticipation or speculation.
(uncountable)The nature of the existence of God which is outside of time; the nature of the existence of a soul in a supposed timeless afterlife.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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