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1. eon
noun. ['ˈiːɑːn'] an immeasurably long period of time.
Antonyms
Etymology
- αἰών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Eon
- gian
- dionne
- dione
- deion
Sentences with eon
1. Noun, singular or mass
It was also during this eon that eukaryotic cells arose, including the first multicellular organisms and multicellular life.
Quotes about eon
1. I wonder sometimes what the memory of God looks like. Is it a palace of infinite rooms, a chest of many jeweled objects, a long, lonely landscape where each tree recalls an eon, each pebble the life of a man? Where do I live, in the memory of God?
- Catherynne M. Valente, The Habitation of the Blessed
2. eon
noun. ['ˈiːɑːn'] (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
Synonyms
Etymology
- αἰών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. eon
noun. ['ˈiːɑːn'] the longest division of geological time.
Synonyms
Etymology
- αἰών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))