preeternity

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/ˌpɹiːɪˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti/

noun

An infinite previous duration, an eternity in the past.

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Meanings

nounpreeternity (usually uncountable, plural preeternities)

plural preeternities

  1. uncountableusuallylifestyleAn infinite previous duration, an eternity in the past.

    the Worlds Pre-eternity

    1678, R[alph] Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe: The First Part; wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted; and Its Impossibility Demonstrated, London: […] Richard Royston, […], →OCLC

Origin

From pre- + eternity.

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APA

preeternity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preeternity

MLA

“preeternity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preeternity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preeternity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preeternity.

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