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- noun The property of being
timeless .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
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Examples
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The thing about the longevity of vampires is that a certain timelessness can enter stories.
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If one looks at history, there has always been a certain timelessness to fundamental ideas — whether in mathematics, logic, or elsewhere.
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For this reason, timelessness is an inherent and necessary part of Church attitude and Church worship.
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For this reason, timelessness is an inherent and necessary part of Church attitude and Church worship.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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How does she also convey that the timelessness is in many ways just an illusion?
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There is a certain timelessness in it and I would have almost have said it was in the past except for the description on the Scarlet One’s gown.
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The only other film – another science fiction thriller – that achieves this timelessness is John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” which was released in 1982 and is betrayed by only two shots of antiquated computers.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2003
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KL: I recall the timelessness in the art of Odd Nerdrum's landscapes, but your images, because they are photographs, appear to be chronicles of a definite period.
Kiša Lala: Mythographers: Recalling The Future, Foretelling The Past Kiša Lala 2011
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KL: I recall the timelessness in the art of Odd Nerdrum's landscapes, but your images, because they are photographs, appear to be chronicles of a definite period.
Kiša Lala: Mythographers: Recalling The Future, Foretelling The Past Kiša Lala 2011
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Bob, thanks for bringing the idea of timelessness into the discussion in such an interesting way.
Sticking Up For The Sadducees James F. McGrath 2008
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