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AEON , a See also:

term often used in See also:Greek (a w) to denote an indefinite or See also:infinite duration of See also:time; and hence, by See also:metonymy, a being that exists for ever. In the latter sense it was chiefly used by the Gnostic sects to denote those eternal beings or manifestations which emanated from the one incomprehensible and ineffable See also:God.

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