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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 eon /ˈiən, ˈiˌɑn/
 永世,無數的年代

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·on æ·on n.
 1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age.
    The eons of geological time.   --Huxley.
 2. Gnostic Philos. One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being.
    Among the higher æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life.   --Am. Cyc.
 Note: ☞ Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 eon
      n 1: the longest division of geological time [syn: aeon]
      2: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: aeon]
      3: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
         Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation
         of the universe [syn: aeon]