"sempiternity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛmpɪˈtɝnəti/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-sempiternity.ogg
Etymology: From sempitern(al) + -ity, from Latin sempiternitas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sempiternal|ity|alt1=sempitern(al)}} sempitern(al) + -ity, {{der|en|la|sempiternitas}} Latin sempiternitas Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sempiternity (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy, theology) Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Theology
    Sense id: en-sempiternity-en-noun-z53YFyOu Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology
  2. (literary) Eternity; a seemingly everlasting period of time. Tags: literary, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sempiternity-en-noun-E-kMvhrN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sempiternal
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