The difference between Atemporal and Eternal

When used as adjectives, atemporal means unaffected by time, whereas eternal means lasting forever.


Eternal is also noun with the meaning: one who lives forever.

check bellow for the other definitions of Atemporal and Eternal

  1. Atemporal as an adjective:

    Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

    Examples:

    "The machinery, when activated, would create atemporal bubbles wherein nothing was affected by the flow of time. "

    "The greatest music is atemporal. "

  1. Eternal as an adjective:

    Lasting forever; unending.

  2. Eternal as an adjective (philosophy):

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

  3. Eternal as an adjective (dated):

    Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

    Examples:

    "some eternal villain"

  1. Eternal as a noun:

    One who lives forever; an immortal.