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aeonian

[ee-oh-nee-uhn] / iˈoʊ ni ən /




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I myself know nothing certain for or against this belief; but, supposing the case to be as it is represented, then this would be the aeonian period of these animals, considered as individuals.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas

We are not summoned as to a choice of two different arrangements that may suit different tastes, but to a grave question as to what is the sense and operation of the word aeonian.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas

Evil would not be evil, if it had that power of self-subsistence which is imputed to it in supposing its aeonian life to be co-eternal with that which crowns and glorifies the good.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas

For we miss to hear the fairy tale of time, the aeonian chant radiant with light and color which the spirit prolongs.

From AE in the Irish Theosophist by Russell, George William

Among trees, in like manner, the oak, the cedar, the yew, are notoriously of very slow growth, and their aeonian period is unusually long as regards the individual.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas




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