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Sempiternitas

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Lat. semper, "always," and eternitas, "eternity"), an everlasting state of existence, having a beginning, but no end. It is used in speaking of angels and the souls of men in distinction from the eternity of God. See Hagenbach, Hist. of Doctrines, 166.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sempiternitas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sempiternitas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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