AEon

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  aeon \aeon\, AEon \[AE]"on\, n.
     1. A period of immeasurable duration. See {Eon}.
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     2. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
        Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation


        of the universe.
  
     Syn: eon
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     3. the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.
  
     Syn: eon
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eon \E"on\, aeon \[ae]"on\, n. [L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or
     period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See {Age}.]
     1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a
        long space of time; an age.
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              The eons of geological time.          --Huxley.
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     2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine
        attributes of the Eternal Being.
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              Among the higher [ae]ons are Mind, Reason, Power,
              Truth, and Life.                      --Am. Cyc.
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     Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God
           from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill
           various functions in the material and spiritual
           universe.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aeon
       n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
            Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation
            of the universe [syn: {eon}]
       2: the longest division of geological time [syn: {eon}]
       3: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: {eon}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "aeon":
     Platonic year, age, ages, annus magnus, blue moon, century, cycle,
     cycle of indiction, date, day, eternity, florid, generation,
     great year, indiction, long, long time, long while,
     month of Sundays, right smart spell, time, years, years on end