Associations to the word «Aeon»

Wiktionary

AEON, noun. (AU) (NZ) (British) Alternative spelling of eon
AEON, noun. (Gnosticism) (preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

Dictionary definition

AEON, noun. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
AEON, noun. The longest division of geological time.
AEON, noun. An immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats