eon

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noun

1. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
• Syn:
aeon
• Topics:
Gnosticism
• Hypernyms:
spiritual being, supernatural being
2. the longest division of geological time
• Syn:
aeon
• Derivationally related forms:
aeonian (for: aeon), eonian
• Hypernyms:
geological time, geologic time
• Instance Hyponyms:
Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic eon, Phanerozoic aeon, Precambrian, Precambrian eon,
Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period, Proterozoic, Proterozoic eon, Proterozoic aeon, Archean,
Archean eon, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeon,
Archaeozoic aeon, Hadean time, Hadean eon, Hadean aeon, Priscoan,
Priscoan eon, Priscoan aeon
• Part Meronyms:
era, geological era
3. an immeasurably long period of time
- oh, that happened eons ago
• Syn:
aeon
• Derivationally related forms:
eonian
• Hypernyms:
long time, age, years