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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: AEon \[AE]"on\, n. A period of immeasurable duration; also an emanation of the Deity. See {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 1.6 [wn]: aeon n 1: (in Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: {eon}] 2: the longest division of geological time; two or more eras [syn: {eon}] 3: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: {eon}]
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