eon
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
eon
n 1: the longest division of geological time [syn: {eon},
{aeon}]
2: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons
ago" [syn: {eon}, {aeon}]
3: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of
the universe [syn: {eon}, {aeon}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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