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Infinite

In'fi-nite, a.

adjective

a. [Prefix in, not, and finite; Lat. in-finitus, It., Sp., & Pg. infinito, Pr. infinit, Fr. infini.]

  1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.
  2. Without limit in power, capacity, intensity, or moral excellence; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God.

Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. Ps. cxlvii. 5. 3. Indefinitely large or extensive; very great. Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Milton.

  1. (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind;—said of certain quantities.
  2. (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition;—said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated. Moore.

Syn.—Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; unbounded.

Ĭn′fi-nĭte, n.

noun

n. 1. That which is infinite; an infinite space or extent; infinity.

Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again. J. Martineau.

Sense 2. (Math.) An infinite quantity or magnitude.

Sense 3. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.

Glittering chains, embroidered richly o’er With infinite of pearls and finest gold. Fanshaw.