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Astronism
Sempiternity
Published: 1st September 2021
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2021). Sempiternity. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/astroeschatology/sempiternity. Last accessed [enter date e.g. 1st Sept 2021].
ˌsɛmpɪˈtəːnɪti
noun Astroeschatology
a state transcendent of limited existence, regarded as the result of one’s cosmic cessation and is seen as the promise of Astronism often in contrast to the promise of immortality in other religions.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Sempiternal | ˌ sɛmpɪˈ təː n(ə)l | adjective
Sempiternally | ˌ sɛmpɪˈ təː n(ə)li | adverb
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the word sempiternal makes use of the Latin word sempiternalis denoting “that which has always existed”, applied to the Astroeschatology to mean “the eternality of humankind.”
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