Aonian vs Eternal - What's the difference?
aonian | eternal |
Pertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.
Lasting forever; unending.
* John Locke
* Dryden
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(philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
(dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
As adjectives the difference between aonian and eternal
is that aonian is pertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there while eternal is lasting forever; unending.As a noun Aonian
is an inhabitant of Aonia.aonian
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The Aonian fount stood at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and was sacred to the Muses.
eternal
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Alternative forms
* (chiefly archaic) * (obsolete) * eternall (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal
- Fires eternal in thy temple shine.
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- some eternal villain