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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
aeon \aeon\, aeon \ae"on\, n.
1. a period of immeasurable duration. see eon.
1913 webster
2. gnosticism a divine power or nature emanating from the
supreme being and playing various roles in the operation
of the universe.
syn: eon
wordnet 1.5
3. the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.
syn: eon
wordnet 1.5
see also:
eon
- [2] : 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.
1913 webster
the eons of geological time. --huxley.
1913 webster
2. gnostic philos. one of the embodiments of the divine
attributes of the eternal being.
1913 webster
among the higher aeons are mind, reason, power,
truth, and life. --am. cyc.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
age
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
eon
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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