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aevum

Syllables: ae·vumUK/ˈiːvəm/US/ˈivəm/

aevum noun: the temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging).

Noun

aevum (uncountable)

  1. (Scholastic philosophy) The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging).
    Synonyms:
    aeviternity

Synonyms of aevum

Origin of aevum

Learned borrowing from Latin aevum (“temporal mode of existence between time and eternity”). Doublet of aeviternity and aye.

Questions about aevum

What does aevum mean?
Aevum means the temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging).
What part of speech is aevum?
Aevum is a noun.
How do you pronounce aevum?
Aevum is pronounced /ˈiːvəm/ (UK).

Words near aevum in the dictionary

  1. aeval
  2. aeviternal
  3. aeviternities
  4. aeviternity
  5. AEVs
  6. aevum
  7. AEW
  8. AEW&C
  9. AEWC
  10. AEZ
  11. AEZs

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