Existing without beginning or end of existence; existing throughout all time.Having a beginning but no end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; imperishable: as, eternal fame.In a special metaphysical use, existing outside of all relations of time; independent of all time-conditions; not temporal.By hyperbole, having no recognized or perceived end of existence; indefinite in duration; perpetual; ceaseless; continued without intermission.“married to immortal verse,”It is sometimes applied to God (1 Tim. i. 17). Perpetual points to the future, and applies especially to that which is established: as, a perpetual covenant, desolation, feud. It is freely applied to anything that lasts indefinitely. All the four words are often used by hyperbole for that which has long duration. See incessant.n. That which is everlasting.n. Eternity.