sempiternity

English

Etymology

sempitern(al) +‎ -ity, from Latin sempiternitas.

Noun

sempiternity (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy, theology) Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time.
  2. (literary) Eternity; a seemingly everlasting period of time.
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