Ages

he effectd the world by passing his knowledge down to different generations of doctors to then perform human heart transplants to keep people alive that little bit longer or ages

The morality play is an example of entertainment rising from a religious source. In time the plays became increasingly secular.

In music, the popular music seems to have been religious in the early part of the Middle Ages. Like the stage, it became more secular with the passing of time.

Ages and ages and ages means a really long time.

For instance: paternal affection, the ages of man, the passing of knowledge from one generation to the next, the appreciation of values not rooted in material wealth, the bittersweet blessing of joy in the midst of deprivation,.