sempiternal

2 definitions found

sempiternal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sempiternal \Sem`pi*ter"nal\, a. [L. sempiternus, fr. semper
     always: cf. F. sempiternel.]
     1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having
        beginning, but no end. --Sir M. Hale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Without beginning or end; eternal. --Blackmore.
        [1913 Webster]

sempiternal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sempiternal
      adj 1: having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the
             dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless";
             "sempiternal truth" [syn: dateless, endless,
             sempiternal]