Eternity vs. Infinity

Eternitynoun

(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time.

Eternitynoun

Existence outside of time.

Eternitynoun

(countable) A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.

Eternitynoun

(metaphysical) The remainder of time that elapses after death.

Eternitynoun

A comparatively long time.

Eternitynoun

Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time.

Eternitynoun

Condition which begins at death; immortality.

Eternitynoun

time without end

Eternitynoun

a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife

Eternitynoun

a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

Eternitynoun

infinite or unending time

Eternitynoun

a state to which time has no application; timelessness

Eternitynoun

endless life after death

Eternitynoun

used euphemistically to refer to death

Eternitynoun

a period of time that seems very long, especially on account of being tedious or annoying

Eternity

Eternity, in common parlance, means infinite time that never ends (or the quality, condition or fact of being eternal). Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what exists outside time - as in describing supernatural beings and forces, whereas sempiternity corresponds to the infinitely temporal, non-metaphoric definitions, as recited in requiem prayers for the dead.

Infinitynoun

(uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

Infinitynoun

A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.

Infinitynoun

An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.

Infinitynoun

(uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.

Infinitynoun

(uncountable) The symbol ∞.

Infinitynoun

Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity.

Infinitynoun

Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections.

Infinitynoun

Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties.

Infinitynoun

A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind.

Infinitynoun

That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity.

Infinitynoun

time without end

Infinitynoun

the state or quality of being infinite

Infinitynoun

an infinite or very great number or amount

Infinitynoun

a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant

Infinitynoun

a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞)

Infinity

Infinity is that which is boundless or endless, or something that is larger than any real or natural number. It is often denoted by the infinity symbol shown here.