The difference between Eternal and Sempiternal

When used as adjectives, eternal means lasting forever, whereas sempiternal means everlasting, eternal.


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

check bellow for the other definitions of Eternal and Sempiternal

  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.

  1. Sempiternal as an adjective:

    Everlasting, eternal.

  2. Sempiternal as an adjective (philosophy):

    Everlasting, that is, having infinite temporal duration (as opposed to eternal: outside time and thus lacking temporal duration altogether).