eternity UK /ɪˈtɜːnɪti/US /əˈtɜɹnəti/ noun5 •time or life that goes on forever, with no point at which it stopsThis theory regards creation as an act of God in eternity past. — 1886 •A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.Every niche was filled by a funeral urn, and by marble shapes that bent down in a pale eternity of sorrow. — 1837 •The remainder of time that elapses after death. •(informal) A comparatively long time.It's been an eternity since we last saw each other. •Existence outside of time. formseternities