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eternally
[ ih-tur-nl-ee ]
adverb
- in a way that is ceaseless, endless, or perpetual:
We call on all citizens to be eternally vigilant in ensuring that human rights are protected and sustained.
- in a way that is enduring and unchanging:
The couple is eternally grateful for the support shown by their community.
- Metaphysics. in a way that exists outside of time, without beginning or end:
I worry I will be eternally tormented in hell, or at the very least punished severely here on earth.
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz··ٱ·Բ· adverb
- ܲ·-·ٱ·Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of eternally1
Example Sentences
Shapiro said he was "eternally grateful" to the first responders who helped keep his family safe.
I was always pinching myself as I looked around at our cast as well as all the amazing guest stars we had, not understanding how I was there, but eternally grateful that I was.
In the auditorium in the Fertitta Hall basement, the biggest star of all is the eternally youthful, irrepressibly enthusiastic Carroll, 73, hired in January as new coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Christians believe that when a person dies, their soul goes eternally to heaven or hell.
"But at the end of the day, they're looking at these cases and I am eternally grateful."
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