Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of eon.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. etc. See eon, eonian, etc.
Wiktionary
- n. Australia, New Zealand, UK alternative spelling of eon.
- n. Gnosticism A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A period of immeasurable duration. See eon.
- n. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
- n. the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the longest division of geological time
- n. an immeasurably long period of time
- n. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“And, it will be many an aeon before the Sun rises from the East.”
“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.”
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Can The iPad Topple The Kindle And Save The Book Business?
“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
“Christian aeon in their prophetic announcement of the”
“But budget considerations, and objections from local residents could delay the project for an aeon, or possibly an age.”
“Or at least a hydrogen generating depot. aeon Says:”
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Extremophile Bacteria Yeild Hydrogen (Lots!)
“Meradi Omar matti paalanen celestial aeon project angel tear”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘aeon’.
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 346 more...
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Gene Wolfe
Please contribute your favorite words from any of Gene Wolfe’s books to this prize-winning list.
In case you come across words in this list which are too commonplace to fit in, please ...gallipot, roost, badelaire, oblesque, execration, dhole, amschaspand, arctother, chalcedony, penitence, asimi, autarch and 839 more...
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Iaan
dirigisme, dystopia, cacotopia, ex ante, veritable, indefatigable, curmudgeon, desultory, antediluvian, transmogrify, pendent, elongate and 269 more...
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Not in the Periodic Table
Words that sound like they might be the names of elements of the periodic table, but that aren't. Many of the words listed here were actually proposed as names for substances their creators thought...
tentorium, columbarium, nasturtium, deuterium, caladium, valerian, concordium, synangium, chorium, geranium, hymenium, pyrenium and 310 more...
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Words that have "ae" or "oe"
Add any words you know that have these letter combinations!
acoelous, cacoethes, aeschylean, aborvitae, phaeochrous, aeneous, algae, aesthetic, aerobics, daedal, vitae, minutiae and 53 more...
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September Words-11337
During the month of September, post at least 10 new words to this list. Make sure you cite where you read the word (book/author/pg) and quote the context/sentence where you found it. If someone has...
flabbergasted, discombobulated, inclination, serendipity, savvy, profound, incarnation, myriad, confiscate, audacity, deciduous, adieu and 79 more...
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Unusual words for Words With Friends
A list of words that WWF recognizes as valid - most are unusual words; some are simply high-scoring.
botel, slipe, jeu, chub, chubs, cote, mure, tittle, dev, loo, hoke, helo and 357 more...
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cross words
the good ole boys of the nyt crossword puzzle
oleo, oreo, stlo, amie, ares, eros, erato, sloe, ogee, apse, enola, ecru and 94 more...
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More Words I Should Have Learned for ...
emetic, emend, emollient, emolument, encomiastic, aeon, epaulet, epistemology, eulogy, euphony, evince, exchequer and 97 more...
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bintalshamsa's list
My Favorite Words
weltschmerz, perspicacity, idée fixe, invigilator, salubrious, tchotchke, ex nihilo, invidious, malapropism, naïve, sardonic, elide and 1401 more...
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SAT PSAT ALPHABETICAL A
abandon, abash, abate, abjure, ablution, abnegate, abominable, aboriginal, abortive, abrade, abridge, abrogate and 172 more...
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spicolli's Words
terrapin, ravenous, fuck, sepulchral, garlic, suss, queer, curmudgeon, foodie, intricate, omphalos, subversion and 534 more...
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A Matter Of Time
Favorite time-related words.
vespertine, twilight, gloaming, eftsoon, eventide, dawn, eos, dusk, witching hour, ephemeral, candlemark, autumnal and 122 more...
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Aequoria's list
affect, deleterious, nuance, pliant, verbatim, pertinent, latter, municipality, provincial, voyeuristic, circumlocution, wane and 798 more...
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ADW1
obdurate, obstinate, behest, injunction, enjoin, circumspect, ensconce, discursive, lugubrious, doleful, somber, ken and 2476 more...
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Vocab++
Words as I learn them.
fetid, mezzanine, hiatus, austerity, subliminal, resplendent, implacable, impugn, debase, exiguous, cirque, holster and 2538 more...
Tweets
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ikos Aeon- feeling like having the ability to perform ceratin functions of the universe (dictionary.com) Sep 26, 2010