HyperDic: aeon

English > 3 senses of the word *aeon*:
NOUN	person	aeon, eon	(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
	time	aeon, eon	the longest division of geological time
	time	aeon, eon	an immeasurably long period of time

English > *aeon*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
Synonym	eon
Category	Gnosticism	A religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element
Broader	spiritual being, supernatural being	An incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
Spanish	eón
Catalan	eon

English > *aeon*: 3 senses > noun 2, time
Meaning	The longest division of geological time.
Synonym	eon
Instances	Archean, Archean eon, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeon	The time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago
	Hadean, Hadean time, Hadean eon, Hadean aeon, Priscoan, Priscoan eon, Priscoan aeon	The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago)
	Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic eon, Phanerozoic aeon	The period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present
	Precambrian, Precambrian eon, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period	The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon
	Proterozoic, Proterozoic eon, Proterozoic aeon	From 2,500 to 544 million years ago
Parts	era, geological era	A major division of geological time
Broader	geological time, geologic time	The time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
Spanish	eon, eón, evo
Catalan	eó
Adjectives	aeonian	of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)

English > *aeon*: 3 senses > noun 3, time
Meaning	An immeasurably long period of time.
Synonym	eon
Broader	long time, age, years	A prolonged period of time
Spanish	eón
Catalan	eó

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