Eternal vs. Infinite

Eternal vs. Infinite — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Eternal and Infinite

Eternaladjective

Lasting forever; unending.

Infiniteadjective

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

Eternaladjective

(philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly

Infiniteadjective

Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.

Eternaladjective

(dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

some eternal villain

Infiniteadjective

With plural noun: infinitely many.

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Eternalnoun

One who lives forever; an immortal.

Infiniteadjective

(mathematics) Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.

Eternaladjective

continuing forever or indefinitely;

the ageless themes of love and revengeeternal truthslife everlastinghell's perpetual firesthe unending bliss of heaven

Infiniteadjective

Having infinitely many elements.

Eternaladjective

lasting for an indefinitely long period of time

Infiniteadjective

(grammar) Not limited by person or number.

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Eternaladjective

tiresomely long; seemingly without end;

endless debatesan endless conversationthe wait seemed eternaleternal quarrelingan interminable sermon

Infiniteadjective

(music) Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.

Infinitenumeral

Infinitely many.

Infinitenoun

Something that is infinite in nature.

Infiniteadjective

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude;

the infinite ingenuity of maninfinite wealth

Infiniteadjective

of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive);

infinite verb form

Infiniteadjective

too numerous to be counted;

incalculable richescountless hoursan infinite number of reasonsinnumerable difficultiesthe multitudinous seasmyriad starsuntold thousands

Infiniteadjective

total and all-embracing;

God's infinite wisdom