{ } n. [ L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age. ] 1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. [ 1913 Webster ] The eons of geological time. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. [ 1913 Webster ] Among the higher æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Eon | 
