adj.
Enduring forever; eternal. See synonyms at infinite.
[Middle English, from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus : semper, always + aeternus, eternal.]
sempiternity sem'pi·ter'ni·ty (-nĭ-tē) n.
Dictionary:
sem·pi·ter·nal (sĕm'pĭ-tûr'nəl)
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[Middle English, from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus : semper, always + aeternus, eternal.]
sempiternity sem'pi·ter'ni·ty (-nĭ-tē) n.| Thesaurus: sempiternal |
| Obscure Words: sempiternal |
| WordNet: sempiternal |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
having no known beginning and presumably no end
Synonyms: dateless, endless
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| sempiternity | |
| infinite |
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