Etymology

nunc stans

Today it means: Eternal existence as an attribute of God. Full definition →

Latin nunc
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnunc“now”
  2. English todaynunc stans

Borrowed from Latin nunc (“now”) + stāns (“staying, remaining”).

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