eon
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- noun
- /ˈiːɒn/
- Literature
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- Many ancient texts describe how the first eons were crucial in shaping the spiritual world.
Examples
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In the early eons, the anima governed our world you call Jupiter, and the women had the magic and ruled the men.
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Prophesied eons ago to bring our souls together.
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They will stand for all time in the aeon with the holy angels.
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Is the "mitosis of the future" equivalent to Crowley's "new eon"?
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Eons ago, the 1ˢᵗ demon, Chthon... carved his dark magic into this tomb.
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The "Manifesto of Mother Monster" and its related symbolism give the song a quality interlaced with the heralding of a new race and, to use Crowley's terminology, a new eon.
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In Gnosticism, each eon represents a divine being that plays a crucial role in the universe's creation.
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According to tradition, an eon is considered a divine aspect that emanated from the Supreme Being.
Compounds
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A time about 3.8 to 2.5 billion years ago when the Earth's crust formed and single-celled life began
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A very early time on Earth when the first rocks formed and only one-celled life existed
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The first time after Earth formed, about 4.6 to 4 billion years ago, before rocks or life
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A very early time on Earth from its formation until about 3,800 million years ago with no signs of life
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A very long period in Earth's history from about 2,500 to 544 million years ago when simple life appeared
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A time in Earth's history from about 540 million years ago to now when many kinds of life appear
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A long period in Earth's history from about 3,800 million to 544 million years ago
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eon comes from the Greek word aiōn, meaning 'age' or 'life', and in old religious ideas it was used for a divine being or spiritual 'aspect'. So in Gnosticism an eon names a kind of eternal spiritual part of the universe.