eternity
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• noun
Infinite or unending time; the state of existing outside of or beyond the limits of time.
"Philosophers and physicists have long debated the nature of time and the concept of eternity."
A period of time that seems endless, especially because of boredom, anxiety, or anticipation.
"We waited for what felt like an eternity before the test results finally arrived."
A state of existence to which time has no application; the timeless realm or afterlife following death.
"Many religious traditions teach that the human soul passes into eternity after physical death."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French eternite, from Latin aeternitatem, meaning 'endlessness' or 'durability.' The Latin noun derives from the adjective aeternus ('everlasting'), a contraction of aeviternus, from aevum ('age' or 'lifetime').