sempiternal

Examples

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• "In Eastern Christian language, they have no alternative but to be "divinized," because that is what their sempiternal blessedness consists of.

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• The universe is vast and sempiternal, existing beyond our understanding of time.

• Her love for him felt sempiternal, as if it would last forever and never fade.

• Many cultures believe in a sempiternal soul that transcends physical death and time.

Synonyms

E

eternal

vssempiternal

362 4.3

Lasting forever without end

also implies no known beginning as well as no end

E

endless

vssempiternal

350 2.5

Continuing for a very long time and not stopping

also implies lack of any known beginning rather than mere long duration

I

immortal

vssempiternal

131 6.7

Living forever and never dying

is about endless existence beyond life not specifically about living things

P

perpetual

vssempiternal

93 5.8

Lasting for a very long time without stopping

focuses more on timeless existence and no known beginning

E

everlasting

vssempiternal

39 4.5

Lasting forever without end

also implies there is no known starting point rather than only long duration

U

unending

vssempiternal

19 4.1

Lasting a long time without stopping

also implies no known beginning as well as no end

C

ceaseless

vssempiternal

9 4.9

Not stopping or pausing for a long time

relates instead to timeless duration and lack of any known beginning

A

ageless

vssempiternal

5 5.7

Continuing to be important or true for a very long time

implies existence without a known beginning rather than only timeless appearance

D

dateless

vssempiternal

3 7.1

Not showing its age and seeming to fit any time

also adds idea that there is no known starting point in time

D

deathless

vssempiternal

• Literature

3 8.2

Not dying and living forever

focuses on timelessness in general rather than lack of biological death

U

undying

vssempiternal

2 5.5

Something that lasts forever and never ends

highlights long duration not only ongoing living or survival

E

eonian

vssempiternal

• Literature

9.9

Lasting for a very long time, seeming to never end

emphasizes no known starting point rather than merely very long eras

T

tarnal

vssempiternal

• Archaic

9.9

Lasts forever or for a very long time

carries the same idea but with archaic or dialect register

Antonyms

T

temporary

557 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

T

transient

38 7.0

Lasting only a short time and not permanent

How Long

sempiternal

• Literature

9.9

permanent

650 3.2

long-lasting

27 3.7

temporary

557 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology