English noun: eon |
1. | eon (time) the longest division of geological time |
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| Synonyms | aeon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | geologic time, geological time |
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| Instance hyponym | Archaeozoic, Archaeozoic aeon, Archean, Archean aeon, Archean eon, Archeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Hadean, Hadean aeon, Hadean eon, Hadean time, Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic aeon, Phanerozoic eon, Precambrian, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian eon, Precambrian period, Priscoan, Priscoan aeon, Priscoan eon, Proterozoic, Proterozoic aeon, Proterozoic eon |
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| Part holonym | era, geological era |
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2. | eon (time) an immeasurably long period of time |
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| Samples | Oh, that happened eons ago.
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| Synonyms | aeon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | age, long time, years |
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3. | eon (person) (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe |
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| Synonyms | aeon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | spiritual being, supernatural being |
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| Domain category | Gnosticism |
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