aeonian
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There was a majesty and peace about her airy domination, which Donal himself would have found difficult, had he known her state, to bring into harmony with her aeonian death.
From Sir Gibbie by MacDonald, George
Man, again, has a certain aeonian life; possibly ranging somewhere about the period of seventy years assigned in the Psalms.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas
What was meant by the aeonian punishments in the next world?
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