Eternal

a. [Lat. æternalis, from æternus, Pr., Sp., & Pg. eternal, It. eternale, Fr. éternel. See supra.] 1. Without beginning or end of existence; always existing; underived and indestructible. The eternal God is thy refuge. Deut. xxxiii. 27. To know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal. Locke. 2. Without end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; immortal. That they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 2 Tim. ii. 10. 3. Continued without intermission; perpetual; ceaseless. And fires eternal in thy temple shine. Dryden. 4. Existing at all times without change; immutable. Hobbes believed the eternal truths which he opposed. Dryden. Syn. — Everlasting; endless; infinite; ceaseless; perpetual; interminable. See EVERLASTING.