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noun
aeon, Eon  n.  
1.
An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. "The eons of geological time."
2.
(Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. "Among the higher aeons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life." Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.





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"Aeon" Quotes from Famous Books



... Blue Ridge. Now the wind swept it and now the wind was still. The sunlight touched the treetops, or fell through in shafts upon the early flowers. From the mould of a million generations stalk and leaf arose for their brief hour of light and life. When it was spent, they would rest for aeon, then stir again. In the silence was heard the fall ...
— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston
... of'fal pomp'ous jock'ey fos'sil of'fice pon'tiff mot'ley frost'y ol'ive prom'ise nos'trum ton'nage nov'el cum'brous buck'le won'der boot'y cus'tard bus'tle won'drous move'ment flour'ish dud'geon wont'ed stuc'co hun'dred dun'geon wor'ry buz'zard hus'band lunch'eon ...
— McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book • W. H. McGuffey
... d'Eon (1728-1810), the question of his sex, on which so many thousand pounds were betted, is no mystery at all. The Chevalier was a man, and a man of extraordinary courage, audacity, resource, physical activity, ...
— Historical Mysteries • Andrew Lang


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