Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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) 1.7 (wn)
eon
n 1: the longest division of geological time; two or more eras
[syn: {aeon}]
2: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: {aeon}]
3: (in Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation
of the universe [syn: {aeon}]
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