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- Dictionaryaeon/ˈiːən/
noun
- 1. an indefinite and very long period of time: "he reached the crag aeons before I arrived"
- 2. (in Neoplatonism, Platonism, and Gnosticism) a power existing from eternity; an emanation or phase of the supreme deity.
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noun [ C ] uk / ˈiː.ɒn / us / ˈiː.ɑːn / Add to word list. mainly UK spelling of eon. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Long periods of time. -athon. a long haul idiom. age. be in something for the long haul idiom. donkey's years idiom. epoch. era. eternity. for days, weeks, months, years, etc. for eternity. forever and a day idiom. good.
The meaning of AEON is an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age. How to use aeon in a sentence.
The word aeon / ˈiːɒn /, also spelled eon (in American and Australian English [1] [2] ), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timeless" or "for eternity ".
Aeon definition: (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.. See examples of AEON used in a sentence.
noun. 1. (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
What does the noun aeon mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun aeon . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of aeon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
