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AEON , a See also:term often used in See also:Greek (a w) to denote an indefinite or See also:infinite duration of See also:time; and hence, by See also:metonymy, a being that exists for ever . In the latter sense it was chiefly used by the Gnostic sects to denote those eternal beings or manifestations which emanated from the one incomprehensible and ineffable See also:God . |
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