Pronunciation : E"on, ?"on
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. Among the higher ?ons 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913