everlasting
everlasting is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence. I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. Gen xvii.
- 2.And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness. Pope. - Everlasting, Eternal. Eternal denotes (when taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration; everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern usage is confined to the future, and implies no intermission as well as no end. Whether we shall meet again I know not; Therefore our everlasting farewell take; Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius. Shak. Everlasting flower. Sane as Everlasting, n., 3. -- Everlasting pea, an ornamental plant (Lathyrus latifolius) related to the pea; -- so called because it is perennial.
- 3.Eternal duration, past of future; eternity. From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Ps. xc.
- 4.2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.
- 5.(Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc.
- 6.A cloth fabic for shoes, etc. See Lasting.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- continual
- endless
- eternal
- immortal
- incessant
- infinite
- interminable
- never-ending
- unceasing
- unintermitted
- uninterrupted
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abode
- about
- abyss
- after
- all
- and
- apotheosis
- approach
- await
- beatific
- below
- beyond
- blessed
- bliss
- bottomless
- brewing
- brimstone
- celestial
- certainly
- chance
- close
- come
- coming
- creek
- damnation
- darkness
- death
- deification
- destiny
- distance
- doom
- elysian
- embryo
- eternal
- eventually
- existence
- expectation
- face
- fallen
- fire
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is everlasting.
- What is eternal duration, past of future; eternity. From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Ps. xc called?
- What is 2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God called?
- What is a plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc called?
- What is a cloth fabic for shoes, etc. See Lasting called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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