Eternities

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

  Eternity \E*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Eternities}. [F.
     ['e]ternit['e], L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See {Etern}.]
     1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in
        the future; also, duration without end in the future;
        endless time.
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              The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
                                                    --Is. lvii.
                                                    15.
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     2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.
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              Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,
              Passing through nature to eternity.   --Shak.
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