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Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground.
Dante Alighieri

Meaning of "eternal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ETERNAL

From Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; related to Latin aevum age.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ETERNAL

eternal  [ɪˈtɜːnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETERNAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eternal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ETERNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eternal

Eternal or The Eternal may refer to: ▪ Eternity, an infinite amount of time, or a timeless state ▪ Immortality or eternal life...

Definition of eternal in the English dictionary

The first definition of eternal in the dictionary is without beginning or end; lasting for ever. Other definition of eternal is denoting or relating to that which is without beginning and end, regarded as an attribute of God. Eternal is also unchanged by time, esp being true or valid for all time; immutable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETERNAL


asternal
æˈstɜːnəl
coeternal
ˌkəʊɪˈtɜːnəl
colonel
ˈkɜːnəl
diuturnal
ˌdaɪjʊˈtɜːnəl
episternal
ˌɛpɪˈstɜːnəl
eviternal
ˌiːvɪˈtɜːnəl
external
ɪkˈstɜːnəl
fraternal
frəˈtɜːnəl
hesternal
hɛˈstɜːnəl
internal
ɪnˈtɜːnəl
journal
ˈdʒɜːnəl
kernel
ˈkɜːnəl
maternal
məˈtɜːnəl
nocturnal
nɒkˈtɜːnəl
paternal
pəˈtɜːnəl
sempiternal
ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl
sternal
ˈstɜːnəl
substernal
sʌbˈstɜːnəl
ternal
ˈtɜːnəl
unmaternal
ˌʌnməˈtɜːnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETERNAL

etepimeletic
Eternal City
eternal triangle
eternalisation
eternalise
eternalist
eternality
eternalization
eternalize
eternally
eternalness
eterne
eternisation
eternise
eternities
eternity
eternity ring
eternization
eternize

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETERNAL

bimaternal
carnal
cisternal
confraternal
contubernal
cothurnal
diurnal
hibernal
hodiernal
house journal
semidiurnal
supernal
tarnal
trade journal
urnal
vernal

Synonyms and antonyms of eternal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ETERNAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eternal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eternal

Translation of «eternal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETERNAL

Find out the translation of eternal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eternal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eternal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

永恒的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eterno
570 millions of speakers

English

eternal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनन्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خالِد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вечный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eterno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éternel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abadi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ewig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

永遠の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영원한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langgeng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vĩnh viễn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நித்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sonsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eterno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιώνιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ewige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

evig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

evig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eternal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETERNAL»

The term «eternal» is very widely used and occupies the 9.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETERNAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eternal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eternal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eternal

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10 QUOTES WITH «ETERNAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eternal.
1
John Adams
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.
2
Eben Alexander
Our spirit is not dependent on the brain or body. It is eternal, and no one has one sentence worth of hard evidence that it isn't.
3
Dante Alighieri
Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground.
4
Tadao Ando
In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside.
5
Albert Barnes
The Bible, as a revelation from God, was not designed to give us all the information we might desire, nor to solve all the questions about which the human soul is perplexed, but to impart enough to be a safe guide to the haven of eternal rest.
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Isaiah Berlin
The very desire for guarantees that our values are eternal and secure in some objective heaven is perhaps only a craving for the certainties of childhood or the absolute values of our primitive past.
7
Jakob Bohme
We are children of the eternity: But this world is an out-birth out of the eternal; and its palpability taketh its original in the anger; the eternal nature is its root.
8
Lord Byron
There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?
9
Herb Caen
A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash and eternal conflict may produce eternal truths.
10
John Calvin
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETERNAL»

Discover the use of eternal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eternal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lover Eternal: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites.
J.R. Ward, 2006
2
The Fire Eternal
A new magic is stirring in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles!
Chris d'Lacey, 2011
3
Life Eternal
Renée Winters has changed.
Yvonne Woon, 2012
4
Tantalize
When multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant, seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best friend-turned-love interest, Keiren, a werewolf-in-training, may be ...
Cynthia Leitich Smith, 2010
5
Daily News, Eternal Stories: The Mythological Role of Journalism
Through an insightful exploration of hundreds of New York Times articles, award-winning professor and former journalist Jack Lule reveals mythical themes in reporting on topics from terrorist hijackings to Huey Newton, from Mother Teresa to ...
Jack Lule, 2001
6
Eternal
When Miranda's guardian angel Zachary recklessly saves her from falling into an open grave and dying, the result is that she turns into a vampire and he is left to try to reinstate his reputation by finally doing the right thing.
Cynthia Leitich Smith, 2010
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Eternal: More Love Stories with Bite
The book includes an original introduction by Cast.
P. C. Cast, 2013
8
Eternal
When she must step out of the shadows and fight the eternal darkness, will her sisters join her, or will help come from unexpected sources, like her Romany ancestors and a love she’d only just dared hope for?
Gillian Shields, 2011
9
Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life
Eschatology presents a balanced perspective of the doctrine at the center of Christian belief--the Church's faith in eternal life.
Pope Benedict XVI, Aidan Nichols, 2007
10
The Eternal Ones
Haven Moore has always lived in the town of Snope City, Tennessee.
Kirsten Miller, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETERNAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eternal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bandini: Lazio vs. Roma in the Eternal City
Roma captain Francesco Totti leads his side out at the Stadio Olimpico for the derby on May 25. In the latest edition of ESPN FC's derbies ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
2
Silk Road creator Ulbricht, an “eternal optimist,” writes a letter from …
In the handwritten letter, he goes on to say that he's an "eternal optimist," and "will never give up hope for my release." He hopes the appeals ... «Ars Technica UK, Jul 15»
3
Nick Muckerman's Eternal 5: Apollo: Review and Stream
Earlier this year, a tweedy UK duo calling itself Public Service Broadcasting released an unlikely hit: a found-sound mashup of recordings from ... «Riverfront Times, Jul 15»
4
Miniature Review: Stormcast Eternal Liberator (Warhammer: Age of …
Well, the Age of Sigmar is upon us. If you read my review of last week's White Dwarf, then you already know that each copy netted you a free ... «diehard gamefan, Jul 15»
5
Play Eternal Announces Release of New Mobile
Avondale, PA (July 9, 2015) – Play Eternal is proud to announce the release of its newest title, Alpha Star, for Android and iOS devices. «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
6
Hamburg teen falls into ravine, pronounced dead at Eternal Flame …
Neaverth A Hamburg teenager fell an estimated 50 to 75 feet into a ravine along the Eternal Flame Trail, located within Chestnut Ridge Park, ... «Bee news.com, Jul 15»
7
Armageddon Releasing "Eternal Mystery - Rediscovered"
"Eternal Mystery - Rediscovered" is truly a heavy metal symphony featuring opera singers from the Serbian National Theatre of Novi Sad and a ... «Metal Underground, Jul 15»
8
Music previews for the week of July 9: Eternal Summers, Angela …
Thursday, July 9, at the RecordBar. Virginia-based trio Eternal Summers revives the '80s sound associated with bands like the Cure and the ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
9
Scientists crack secret of eternal youth
Scientists crack secret of eternal youth. By Chukwuma Muanya with agency reports on July 8, 2015. Medical practioners. Image source ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Big Pharma Selling Lies of Eternal Youth to Men
When major pharmaceutical companies run out of things to sell you for the problems and ailments that plague you, they'll cook something new ... «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»

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