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to resonate unto the ages of ages

to resonate unto the ages of ages

9.9
To have a strong effect on people that lasts a very long time
  • idiom
  • Literature
translation icon : resonar a través de los siglos
  • Great works of art often resonate unto the ages of ages, touching people long after their creation.

Examples

  • The power of her speech will resonate unto the ages of ages, inspiring future generations.

  • His heroic deeds will resonate unto the ages of ages in the annals of history.

  • Her words resonate unto the ages of ages.

  • The poet's work resonated unto the ages of ages.

  • Great works of art often resonate unto the ages of ages, touching people long after their creation.

  • His heroic deeds will resonate unto the ages of ages in the annals of history.

  • The power of her speech will resonate unto the ages of ages, inspiring future generations.

Synonyms

to resonate
vsto resonate unto the ages of ages
124 6.0

To make someone feel something strongly and remember it for a long time

means a timeless, permanent significance that endures across generations
to leave a mark
vsto resonate unto the ages of ages
  • Informal
18 3.9

To have a lasting effect on a person or thing that people notice

focuses on eternal meaning rather than a merely noticeable influence
to resonate in
vsto resonate unto the ages of ages
6 7.0

Continue to have a strong effect in places or in people's minds

expresses broader, forever relevance beyond a single place or situation

Antonyms

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

How Lasting

to resonate unto the ages of ages
  • Literature
9.9
permanence
15 5.5
long legs
  • Literature
1 6.8
lasting
38 3.1
short-lived
49 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'.