"aeviternal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aeviternal (not comparable)
  1. (theology) Pertaining to aeviternity, a state between eternity, which is unchanging and outside of time, and temporality, which is subject to change and to death or annihilation. Things aeviternal are creations, like the temporal, but everlasting, like the eternal. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theology Related terms: eviternal
    Sense id: en-aeviternal-en-adj-bUb34wME Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

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