Thesaurus: perpetual

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1. a. Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous.
2. adj. continuing forever or indefinitely
3. adj. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
4. Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. -- Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year. -- Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone. -- Perpetual motion. See under Motion. -- Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw. Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
5. Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;unfailing; everlasting; continuous.Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak.Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton.Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle.-- Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjustedfor any month or year.-- Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithesare appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone.-- Perpetual motion. See under Motion.-- Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.
6. j:100 s continuing forever or indefinitely s uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing