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ae·on E0170700 (ē′ŏn′, ē′ən)n. Variant of eon.aeon (ˈiːən; ˈiːɒn) or eonn1. an immeasurably long period of time; age2. (Astronomy) a period of one thousand million years3. (Theology) (often capital) gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge[C17: from Greek aiōn an infinitely long time]e•on or ae•on (ˈi ən, ˈi ɒn)
n. 1. an indefinitely long period of time; age. 2. the largest division of geologic time, comprising two or more eras. 3. one billion years. [1640–50; < Late Latin aeōn < Greek aiṓn space of time, age] Aeon an indefinitely long period of time.Example: aeons of time, 1647.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | aeon - (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universeeonGnosticism - a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churchesspiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events | | 2. | aeon - the longest division of geological timeeongeologic time, geological time - the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)geological era, era - a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods | | 3. | aeon - an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"eonlong time, years, age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" |
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nounA long time:eternity, long, year (used in plural).Informal: age (used in plural), blue moon.Idioms: forever and a day, forever and ever, month of Sundays.TranslationsÄonEwigkeitéoneoneperiodo lunghissimoaeon
aeon (esp US), eon1. a period of one thousand million years 2. Gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge aeon A period of one thousand million years: 109 years.aeon[′ē‚än] (astronomy) A billion (109) years. Also spelled eon. AEON
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| AEON➣Africa Earth Observatory Network (University of Cape Town; South Africa) | | AEON➣Antarctic Environmental Officers Network (Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs) | | AEON➣Automatic Evaluation of Ontologies (information science) | | AEON➣Australian Earth and Ocean Network (database) |
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Synonyms for aeonnoun (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universeSynonymsRelated Words- Gnosticism
- spiritual being
- supernatural being
noun the longest division of geological timeSynonymsRelated Words- geologic time
- geological time
- geological era
- era
noun an immeasurably long period of timeSynonymsRelated Words |