to resonate unto the ages of ages
- idiom
- Literature
- Great works of art often resonate unto the ages of ages, touching people long after their creation.
Examples
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The power of her speech will resonate unto the ages of ages, inspiring future generations.
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His heroic deeds will resonate unto the ages of ages in the annals of history.
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Her words resonate unto the ages of ages.
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The poet's work resonated unto the ages of ages.
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Great works of art often resonate unto the ages of ages, touching people long after their creation.
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His heroic deeds will resonate unto the ages of ages in the annals of history.
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The power of her speech will resonate unto the ages of ages, inspiring future generations.
Synonyms
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6.0
To make someone feel something strongly and remember it for a long time
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3.9
To have a lasting effect on a person or thing that people notice
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7.0
Continue to have a strong effect in places or in people's minds
Antonyms
How Lasting
- Literature
14
5.5
- Literature
1
6.8
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3.1
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
resonate + unto + the + age + of + age
The core meaning is largely compositional: 'resonate' (strike a chord) + 'unto' (to) + 'ages of ages' (a poetic/biblical intensifier built from 'age' meaning a very long time) yields the sense of resonating for a very long time. However, the archaic preposition 'unto' and the formulaic repetition 'ages of ages' are literary/biblical and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner, so the sense is partly transparent but requires prior exposure to the intensifying construction.
Etymology
Resonate unto the ages of ages creates a simple image: resonate is a sound that echoes and ages of ages means many years, like a bell that keeps ringing into the future. So, it means 'to have an impact that lasts for a very long time'.