Eon

4 definitions found

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]:

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

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

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

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

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