The difference between Everlasting and Sempiternal
When used as adjectives, everlasting means lasting or enduring forever, whereas sempiternal means everlasting, eternal.
Everlasting is also noun with the meaning: an everlasting flower.
Everlasting is also adverb with the meaning: extremely.
check bellow for the other definitions of Everlasting and Sempiternal
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Everlasting as an adjective:
Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end
Examples:
"synonyms: immortaeternal"
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Everlasting as an adjective:
Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive.
Examples:
"this everlasting nonsense"
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Everlasting as an adjective (philosophy):
Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time).
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Everlasting as an adverb (colloquial):
Extremely.
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Everlasting as a noun:
An everlasting flower.
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Everlasting as a noun (historical):
A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc.
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Sempiternal as an adjective:
Everlasting, eternal.
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Sempiternal as an adjective (philosophy):
Everlasting, that is, having infinite temporal duration (as opposed to eternal: outside time and thus lacking temporal duration altogether).
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