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noun

aeon, Eon n.

An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. "The eons of geological time."

(Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. "Among the higher aeons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life." Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Aeon" Quotes from Famous Books

... something quite different from either of these, something vast and splendid beyond the reach of vision, something God-sent, beginning and ending in the Eternal Absolute and at last partaking of His attributes and nature and from aeon to aeon shot through with His light? And how was the truth to be learned? I asked my Eastern friends, and they talked vaguely of long ascetic preparation, of years upon years of learning, from whom ...

— When the World Shook - Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot • H. Rider Haggard

... on him fiercely. "Oh, you got off just fine. You scared the living daylights out of them. And in an eon of lying they never have run up against a short-circuit like that. You've also completely botched any hope of ever setting up a trading alliance with Altair I, and that includes uranium, too. Smart people don't gamble with loaded dice. You scared them so badly they don't ...

— Letter of the Law • Alan Edward Nourse

... in turn all the London players; and once the mysterious Chevalier D'Eon was exhibited on its stage in a fencing bout with a military swordsman. The Promenade Grove, which covered part of the ground between New Road, the Pavilion, North Street and Church Street, was also an evening resort in fine weather (and to read about Brighton ...

— Highways & Byways in Sussex • E.V. Lucas

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