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Webster 1913 Edition
Eternity
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
Passing through nature to
eternity
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Eternity
ETER'NITY
,Noun.
By repeating the idea of any length of duration, with the endless addition of number, we come by the idea of eternity.
The high and lofty one who inhabiteth eternity. Is.57.
We speak of eternal duration preceding the present time. God has existed from eternity. We also speak of endless or everlasting duration in future, and dating from present time or the present state of things. Some men doubt the eternity of future punishment, though they have less difficulty in admitting the eternity of future rewards.