3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
AEon \[AE]"on\, n.
A period of immeasurable duration; also an emanation of the
Deity. See {Eon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eon \E"on\, AEon \[AE]"on\, n. [L. aeon, fr Gr a'iwn space or
period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum See {Age}.]
1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a
long space of time; an age.
The eons of geological time. --Huxley.
2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine
attributes of the Eternal Being
Among the higher [AE]ons are Mind, Reason, Power,
Truth, and Life. --Am. Cyc.
Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God
from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill
various functions in the material and spiritual
universe.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
aeon
n 1: (in Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation
of the universe [syn: {eon}]
2: the longest division of geological time; two or more eras
[syn: {eon}]
3: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: {eon}]
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