Meaning & use
Sempiternal
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Eternal and unchanging; existing forever without beginning or end.
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The poet described the sempiternal stars as witnesses to every human tragedy.
Theologians debated the sempiternal nature of the divine.
A note on using this word
Derived from Latin 'semper' (always) and 'aeternus' (eternal); it carries a more literary, formal tone than 'eternal.'
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eternaleverlasting
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