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(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe

the longest division of geological time

An incalculable period of time; an age; eternity.

An indefinitely long period of time; an age; eternity; in the Platonic philosophy, a virtue, attribute, or perfection existing from eternity; among the Gnostics, powers that were supposed to have emanated from the divine nature anterior to time, and to have presided over the successive creations and transformations of being.

n. An emanation from God;—an eternal and spiritual being possessing divine virtues and perfections.