eternalism
noun
eternalism is spelled E-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-S-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eternalism means “The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eternalism?
| Letters | 10: E-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eternalism?
Eternalism appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with eternalism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as eternalism.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: streamline.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does eternalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent.
- 2
The view that matter is uncreated and has existed, and will exist, eternally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eternalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eternalism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Eternalismus |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does eternalism come from?
From eternal + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).