aeviternity
/ˌivəˈtɝnəti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of aevum (“the temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging)”).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "There [in the new heaven] shall we, indissolubly, with all the choir of heaven pass our eviternity of bliss, in lauding and praising the incomprehensibly-glorious Majesty of our Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier; in perpetual Hallelujahs to him that sits upon the throne."
- "Further, if there is no before and after in æviternity, it follows that in æviternal things there is no difference between being, having been, or going to be. Since then it is impossible for æviternal things not to have been, it follows that it is impossible for them not to be in the future, which is false, since God can reduce them to nothing."
- "At the end of the world after the last judgment, time will cease and we will live like the angels in a state of aeviternity."
- ""Aeviternity," the old man said in a matter-of-fact way, shrugging his shoulders. "You were in aeviternity." Seeing Jonah's puzzled look and knowing that his charge was not one to rest without the answers he sought, he continued, “… the realm of the angels and saints. What most people mean when they say eternity is actually aeviternity. You see, eternity is unchanging, without beginning or end. Only God is truly eternal."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin aeviternus (“eternal, perpetual”) + English -ity (suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns), probably modelled after eternity. Aeviternus is derived from aevum (“infinite time; eternity, timelessness; undefined long period of time, age, era; generation, lifespan, lifetime; temporal mode of existence between time and eternity”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“age; eternity; life, vital force”)) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives). Doublet of aevum and aye.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂ey-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌivəˈtɝnəti/
- British English: /ˌiːvɪˈtɜːnɪti/