Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun etc. See eon, eonian, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A period of immeasurable duration. See
eon . - noun (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
- noun the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.
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- noun Australia, New Zealand, UK Alternative spelling of
eon . - noun Gnosticism A
spirit being emanating from theGodhead .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the longest division of geological time
- noun an immeasurably long period of time
- noun (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
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The word aeon (aion) signifying "age", "the ever-existing", "eternity", came to be applied to the divine eternal power, and to the personified attributes of that power, whence it was extended to designate the successive emanations from the divinity which the Gnostics conceived as necessary intermediaries between the spiritual and the material worlds.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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I have a dream of laying my head on your breast and sleeping an aeon or so, and the dream will come true ere another year is gone.
Chapter 30 2010
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They do not realize what the modern son of man tells us, that the Greek word "Apocalypse" actually means to "uncover, reveal, or unveil" the truth that has been ignored, forgotten, misinterpreted and misunderstood, and the phrase apokalupsis eschaton literally means "revelation at the end of the aeon, or age."
Capricorn Solar Eclipse, January 14-15, 2010: Planting the Vision of a People's New World Order 2010
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And, it will be many an aeon before the Sun rises from the East.
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Christian aeon in their prophetic announcement of the
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On the morning of January 27th -- an aeon ago, in tech time -- Steve Jobs was to appear at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in downtown San Francisco, to unveil Apple's new device, the iPad.
Can The iPad Topple The Kindle And Save The Book Business? 2010
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And, it will be many an aeon before the Sun rises from the East.
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On the morning of January 27th -- an aeon ago, in tech time -- Steve Jobs was to appear at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in downtown San Francisco, to unveil Apple's new device, the iPad.
Can The iPad Topple The Kindle And Save The Book Business? 2010
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They do not realize what the modern son of man tells us, that the Greek word "Apocalypse" actually means to "uncover, reveal, or unveil" the truth that has been ignored, forgotten, misinterpreted and misunderstood, and the phrase apokalupsis eschaton literally means "revelation at the end of the aeon, or age."
Capricorn Solar Eclipse, January 14-15, 2010: Planting the Vision of a People's New World Order 2010
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How strange, though, to compare this reasonable piece of entertainment with the sensational impact of that first Shrek film, way back in 2001, an aeon in movie-trend terms.
Shrek Forever After 2010
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Aeon- feeling like having the ability to perform ceratin functions of the universe (dictionary.com)
September 27, 2010