eternal
continuing forever or indefinitely
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,408 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,120 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- continuing forever or indefinitely also: ageless, aeonian, eonian, everlasting, perpetual, unending the ageless themes of love and revengeeternal truths
- tiresomely long; seemingly without end also: endless, interminable endless debatesan endless conversation
eternal in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In reality, notwithstanding the ferocious appearance of his furnaces, he is the eternal dupe.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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He was a man of weak mind,--one of those marked in advance to play the part of eternal dupes.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Type of the Love eternal, Repeat the Master's cry, As tossing through our darkness The lights of God draw nigh!
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Type of the Love eternal, Repeat the Master’s cry, As tossing through our darkness The lights of God draw nigh!
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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In each there must be, in addition to what is Greek and eternal, the element of what is modern, personal, and fleeting.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1