Definition

1. Adverb:
   • For a limitless time; without end; forever: "eternally" describes an action or state that continues for an infinite duration, beyond any conceivable end.
   • Continuously and repeatedly; always; perpetually: "eternally" can also describe something that happens in an unchanging, constant, or seemingly endless manner.

Examples of Usage

• Adverb (limitless time):

  • The stars seem to shine eternally. (The stars appear to shine for an infinite, endless time.)
  • He promised to love her eternally. (He promised to love her forever, without end.)

• Adverb (continuously):

  • She is eternally grateful for their help. (She is perpetually and always grateful for their help.)
  • The machine hummed eternally in the background. (The machine hummed continuously and without stopping in the background.)

Advanced Usage

• "eternally young": remaining young forever, never aging.

  • In the myth, the gods were eternally young. (In the myth, the gods remained forever young.)

• "eternally damned": condemned to suffer without end, often in a religious context.

  • The character feared being eternally damned for his sins. (The character feared being condemned to suffer forever for his sins.)

Variants and Related Words

• Eternal (adj): lasting or existing forever; without end.

  • They believed in eternal life. (They believed in life that lasts forever.)

• Eternity (n): infinite or unending time; a state to which time has no application.

  • The universe has existed for an eternity. (The universe has existed for an immeasurably long time.)

Synonyms

• Forever: for all future time; for always.
• Perpetually: in a way that never ends or changes; constantly.
• Everlastingly: lasting forever or a very long time.
• Endlessly: in a way that has or seems to have no end.

Related Phrases

• For ever and ever: an emphatic way of saying "forever," often used in religious or poetic contexts.
  • He vowed to cherish her for ever and ever. (He vowed to cherish her for all of infinite time.)

Related Idioms

• Eternally optimistic: always hopeful about the future, regardless of circumstances.
  • Despite the setbacks, she remained eternally optimistic. (Despite the setbacks, she remained perpetually hopeful.)

Adverb

1. for a limitless time
   • no one can live forever
   • brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore- P.P.Bliss