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Princeton's WordNet

  1. everlastingly, eternally, forever, evermoreadverb

    for a limitless time

    "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss

Wiktionary

  1. eternallyadverb

    For eternity; forever.

    I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Eternallyadverb

    Etymology: from eternal.

    That which is morally good, or evil, at any time, or in any case, must be also eternally and unchangeably so, with relation to that time and to that case. Robert South, Sermons.

    Bear me, some god, to Baja’s gentle seats,
    Or cover me in Umbria’s green retreats,
    Where western gales eternally reside,
    And all the seasons lavish all their pride. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. Eternally

    Eternally is a song with music by Charles (Charlie) Chaplin, and words by the English lyricists Geoff Parsons and John Turner. The music was initially composed for Chaplin's film Limelight (1952) and titled "Terry's Theme"; the film won an Oscar for "Best Original Dramatic Score" at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973. As "Terry's Theme", the tune was a charting instrumental hit in 1953 for Frank Chacksfield (UK #2, US #5), Ron Goodwin (UK #3), and Richard Hayman (US #13). As "Eternally", it was recorded by Jimmy Young (UK #8, 1953), Vic Damone (US #12, 1953), Li Xianglan (in Chinese and Japanese), Petula Clark (These Are My Songs, 1967), Bing Crosby (for his radio show), Dinah Shore, Steve Lawrence, Michel Legrand, Jerry Vale, Sarah Vaughan, Roger Whittaker, Engelbert Humperdinck (1973 and 2007), Victor Wood (1971), Amália Rodrigues, John Serry Sr. (Squeeze Play, 1956), among many others.

ChatGPT

  1. eternally

    Eternally refers to existing or continuing without a beginning or end, forever, or for all time. It also can denote a state that is constant, unchanging, and everlasting. It's often used in philosophical or spiritual contexts to indicate the concept of infinite time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eternallyadverb

    in an eternal manner

Editors Contribution

  1. eternallyadverb

    An eternal manner.

    Eternally their love is creating the path to their wedding.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eternally in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eternally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of eternally in a Sentence

  1. Mayte Garcia:

    I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally, he's with our son now.

  2. Milan Kundera:

    Woman is the future of man. That means that the world which was once formed in man's image will now be transformed to the image of woman. The more technical and mechanical, cold and metallic it becomes, the more it will need the kind of warmth that only the woman can give it. If we want to save the world, we must adapt to the woman, let ourselves be led by the woman, let ourselves be penetrated by the Ewigweiblich, the eternally feminine!

  3. Josh Patterson:

    I am eternally grateful for the prayers that have been lifted up, the encouraging words, complete strangers who have reached out, we are so thankful for that, bud is a veteran. He and June are great people; they give so much, they are selfless.

  4. Antonin Artaud:

    Hell is of this world and there are men who are unhappy escapees from hell, escapees destined ETERNALLY to reenact their escape.

  5. Lucia Zubia:

    I’m so eternally grateful for him making this decision because he saved my life, and not only did he save my life, but he also helped somebody else go up higher on the kidney list.

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