What is "eternity"

Eternity \E*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Eternities. [F.

1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time.

   The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
   --Is. lvii. 15.

2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.

   Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.
   --Shak.

late 14c., "quality of being eternal," from Old French eternité "eternity, perpetuity" (12c.), from Latin aeternitatem (nominative aeternitas), from aeternus "enduring, permanent" (see eternal). Meaning "infinite time" is from 1580s. In the Mercian hymns, Latin aeternum is glossed by Old English ecnisse.

n. 1 (context uncountable English) Existence without end, infinite time. 2 (context uncountable philosophy English) Existence outside of time. 3 (context countable English) A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future. 4 (context metaphysical English) The remainder of time that elapses after death. 5 (context informal hyperbole English) A comparatively long time.

1. n. time without end [syn: infinity]

2. a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife [syn: timelessness, timeless existence]

3. a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

Eternity in common parlance is either an infinite or an indeterminately long period of time. In classical philosophy, however, eternity is defined as what exists outside time while sempiternity is the concept that corresponds to the colloquial definition of eternity.

Eternity is an important concept in many religions, where the God or the gods are said to endure eternally. Some, such as Aristotle, would say the same about the natural cosmos in regard to both past and future eternal duration, and like the eternal Platonic forms, immutability was considered essential.

"Eternity" is episode 17 of season 1 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB television network. In this episode, Angel acts as a bodyguard to a fading actress named Rebecca. When she discovers Angel is a vampire, she begs him to make her eternally young as well - after first slipping him a drug to make him more agreeable to her request. However, the drug-induced euphoria reverts Angel to evil Angelus, and he almost kills Rebecca before Wesley and Cordelia arrive to knock him unconscious.

Eternity is the third album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 11 November 1996 through Peaceville Records. Eternity marked the first shift in Anathema's style and sound from their doom metal roots to gothic metal. It features a version of Roy Harper's track " Hope".

It is the last album with drummer John Douglas before his return to the band in 1998.

Eternity is a term in philosophy referring to the idea of forever or to timelessness.

Eternity may also refer to:

Eternity is a fragrance introduced in 1988 by Calvin Klein.

Created by perfumer Sophia Grojsman, Eternity won an award for the Most Successful Women’s Fragrance at the 1989 FiFi Awards, and in 2003 it was inducted in the Fragrance Hall of Fame. The masculine version of this fragrance, Eternity for Men, an aromatic fougère fragrance was created by Carlos Benaim and was introduced in 1990.

Eternity is the third album of the Japanese pop rock group Every Little Thing, released on March 15, 2000.

Eternity is a fictional cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the de facto leader of the abstract entities collectively known as the Cosmic Powers of the Marvel Universe.

Created by scripter-editor Stan Lee and artist-plotter Steve Ditko, the character is first mentioned in Strange Tales #134 (July 1965) and first appears in Strange Tales #138 (Nov. 1965).

Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has appeared in four decades of Marvel continuity and appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series; trading cards and video games.

The word Eternity was a graffito tag recorded over an approximate 35-year period from 1932 to 1967, written numerous times in chalk in the streets of Sydney, Australia. The word had been written by Arthur Stace, an illiterate former soldier, petty criminal and alcoholic who became a devout Christian in the late 1940s. For years after his conversion up until his death in the 1960s, Stace walked the streets of Sydney at night writing the single word "Eternity" on walls and footpaths in his unmistakable copperplate handwriting. Stace's identity remained unknown until it was finally revealed in a newspaper article in 1956. It is estimated Stace wrote the word over half a million times.

After Stace's death, the Eternity signature lived on. Australian contemporary artist, illustrator and filmmaker Martin Sharp noticed it and celebrated Stace's one-man campaign in many of his works. More recently, some Australian Christian groups, including those at universities, have run evangelistic campaigns whose promotion involved chalking "Eternity", after Stace's fashion, on footpaths.

As part of the fireworks on Sydney Harbour to mark New Year's Day of the year 2000, the graffito "Eternity" was illuminated on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This moment was symbolically recreated later that year as part of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony, beamed to billions of television viewers worldwide.

In 2001 the Council of the City of Sydney was granted a trademark (817532) on the script in order to protect it from indiscriminate commercial use.

The newspaper Eternity was named after the tag. Founded in 2009, it has a broad circulation amongst Christian groups in Australia.

One of the works by English street artist Banksy during his October 2013 "residency" in New York City depicts a worker washing away the Eternity tag.

Eternity is the debut full-length studio album released by the American power metal band Kamelot in July 1995. In 1991, the band recorded a set of demos featuring songs that would eventually be re-recorded a few years later Eternity and their second album, Dominion.

Eternity (1988) is a science fiction novel by Greg Bear. It is the second book in his The Way series, dealing largely with the aftermath of the decision to split Axis City and abandon the Way in the preceding book, Eon.

Eternity is the third full-length album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. It was released on June 3, 2002, by Steamhammer.

Eternity is an album released by Alice Coltrane in 1975.

Eternity is a controversial 1943 Chinese film made in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during the Second World War. The film was a collaborative effort between the Japanese-controlled Manchukuo Film Association and Chinese filmmakers that remained in Shanghai under the Japanese-controlled Zhonglian Productions ("United China") brand.

Telling the story of Lin Zexu and the First Opium War, the film was designed by producers Kawakita Nagamasa and Zhang Shankun to offer "an interpretive fluidity to accommodate every spectator's ideological position." For Japanese audiences, the film could be read as anti-Western, as promoting the ostensibly "anti-colonialist" agenda of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. To Chinese audiences, on the other hand, the film promoted a spirit of resistance to a foreign enemy – namely, Japan – and upon its release garnered the largest audience in Chinese cinematic history. Ultimately the film (and the Shanghai filmmakers) was seen as tools of the enemy once the war was over, with many involved in the production (notably directors Bu Wancang, Ma-Xu Weibang, and Zhu Shilin) eventually moving to Hong Kong due to the hostile environment.

Eternity was a monthly conservative Christian magazine published from 1950 to 1988. It included major contributions from such well known individuals as F. F. Bruce and others.

Eternity is an album released in 2008 by Kangta. It is his fourth and last solo album before leaving for his military duties.

Eternity is a 1990 American drama film directed by Steven Paul and written by Jon Voight with Paul and his mother Dorothy Koster Paul. The theme of the movie is reincarnation.

Eternity is a 2010 Thai Romantic drama film by Pantewanop Tewakol. It is based on Malai Choopiniji's novel, which was earlier adapted to film in 1957 by Rattana Pestonji. The film stars Ananda Everingham and Laila Boonyasak as the doomed lovers Sangmong, and his uncle's wife, Yupadee, respectively. The film won five awards, including Best Actor and Best Picture, and gained seven nominations in the Thailand Film Awards.

Eternity is the seventh studio album by Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released October 27, 2008 through MLTR Music and At:tack Music. This is the first Michael Learns To Rock album to have been solely produced by Mikkel Lentz, except the tracks "Family Tree" and "Lonely Satellite". "Family Tree" was previously recorded by Danish pop duo Brother+Sister for their second album, Sonny vs. Gigi in 2002. The song "It's Gonna Make Sense" was a very popular hit in the Philippines since this was the trademark song for every eviction in Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up, whereas the track "Sweetest Surprise" reached number one in Thailand.

Eternity is a newspaper published in Australia from a Christian perspective. It claims the Nicene creed as its statement of faith, and is not affiliated with any church. It plans for five main content focuses: personal testimonies, missionary news, book excerpts, social justice, and perspectives on popular culture. It is available in both print and online formats. From May 2011, Eternity has become part of Bible Society Australia, a broad based interdenominational organisation that is a member of the worldwide United Bible Societies.

Eternity is published monthly with a circulation of 100,000. It is edited by John Sandeman, formerly the owner of Eternity and now the Publications and Digital Manager of Bible Society Australia.

Wild Hive Studios managers the advertising. Their office is located in the Sydney suburb of Macquarie park, in the state of New South Wales. It is published by Bible Society Australia.

Eternity is named after the graffito tag " Eternity" which a man, Arthur Stace, spent 37 years writing in chalk on Sydney's footpaths. The tag is best known to Australians by its prominent display on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during Sydney New Year's Eve 1999–00. It was also displayed in the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games. (Stace was a reformed alcoholic and convert to Christianity.)

Its first issue was in October 2009. It was founded by John Sandeman as managing editor, and David Maegraith as marketing director. Maegraith left the paper in 2010 to found media and marketing company Spaark.

Eternity is a South African horror film which tells the story of a clash between vampires over the use of a serum that would allow them to walk in the daylight. Written by Anton Ernst and Wolfgang Muller, and stars Hlomla Dandala, Ian Roberts, David James, and Andre Frauenstein.

Eternity is an EP by Amplifier, released in 2008. The EP is made up of previously unreleased songs recorded between 1998 and 2003.

Eternity is a 2013 sci-fi murder mystery set in the near future. It was directed by Alex Galvin and filmed in Wellington, Hong Kong and Hawke's Bay. The film cost about $NZ100,000 to make but has the production values of a large-budget feature.

"Eternity" (; lit. "Miracle") is a single recorded by South Korean idol group VIXX. It was released physically and as a digital single on May 27, 2014 through Jellyfish Entertainment. "Eternity" was written by lyricist Kim Eana, who also wrote VIXX's last four title tracks. The songs lyrics portray the fantasy of time, and is about the miracle of love that exists in the moment and forever.

The song's music video was directed by Hong Won-ki of ZanyBros, who directed most of their previous music videos.

Eternity is an upcoming French drama film directed by Tran Anh Hung.