sempiternity
sem·pi·ter·ni·ty
Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity,…Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time.
UK/ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəti/US/ˌsɛmpɪˈtɝnəti/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time.
(literary, uncountable)Eternity; a seemingly everlasting period of time.
More definitions
- the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)
Origin
From sempitern(al) + -ity, from Latin sempiternitas.From sempitern(al) + -ity, from Latin sempiternitas.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless):perpetuity
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsempiternal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable