sempiternity

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sempiternity

/ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəti/ UK
/ˌsɛmpɪˈtɝnəti/ US

Where it comes from

From sempitern(al) + -ity, from Latin sempiternitas.

noun

uncountable Existence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time.
literary, uncountable Eternity; a seemingly everlasting period of time.

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"sempiternity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sempiternity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sempiternity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sempiternity

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"sempiternity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sempiternity.

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@misc{sempiternity_2026,
  title = {sempiternity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sempiternity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}