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Endless — End less, a. [AS. endele[ a]s. See {End}.] 1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Endless chain — Endless End less, a. [AS. endele[ a]s. See {End}.] 1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Endless screw — Endless End less, a. [AS. endele[ a]s. See {End}.] 1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perception of duration — Human perception of duration is subjective and variable. For example, time may appear to slow or drag as one eagerly anticipates the arrival of a specific event. A school day may seem endless for a student who is waiting for the bell indicating… … Wikipedia
Immortality — • By immortality is ordinarily understood the doctrine that the human soul will survive death, continuing in the possession of an endless conscious existence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Immortality Immortality … Catholic encyclopedia
perpetuity — per·pe·tu·i·ty /ˌpər pə tü ə tē, tyü / n pl ties 1: the quality, state, or duration of being perpetual devised to them in perpetuity 2 a: the condition of a future estate limited in such a way as not to vest within the period fixed by law for the … Law dictionary
Perpetuity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Endless duration. < N PARAG:Perpetuity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 perpetuity perpetuity eternity everness aye sempiternity immortality athanasia Sgm: N 1 interminability interminability agelessness everlastingness … English dictionary for students
in perpetuity — adj. Forever; perpetual. adv. in perpetuity The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. in perpetuity … Law dictionary
eternity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Time without end] Syn. endlessness, forever, endless duration, infinite duration, timelessness, everlastingness, perpetuity, world without end, saecula saeculorum (Latin), the future, infinity, all eternity, forever and a… … English dictionary for students
infinite — infinite, eternal, sempiternal, boundless, illimitable, uncircumscribed mean having neither beginning nor end or being without known limits. Infinite especially as applied to God or his attributes implies immeasurability or an incapacity for… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
