sempiternal adj 1: having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth" [syn: {dateless}, {endless}, {sempiternal}]
Sempiternal \Sem`pi*ter"nal\, a. [L. sempiternus, fr. semper always: cf. F. sempiternel.] 1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Without beginning or end; eternal. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]