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Definition of "everlasting" []

  • Lasting forever; eternal. (adjective)
  • Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time. (adjective)
  • Persisting too long; tedious: everlasting complaints. (adjective)
  • God. Used with the. (noun)
  • Eternal duration; eternity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "everlasting" in a sentence
  • "Because the text primarily discusses the fact that good qualities can be developed and faults removed on the basis of the everlasting continuum of the mind as a foundation presently tarnished with fleeting stains, the term everlasting continuum can undoubtedly also imply this meaning."
  • "The term everlasting continuum (tantra) has many meanings."
  • "Betwixt the country dances they have what I call everlasting jigs."