aeonology

English

Alternative forms

  • æonology
  • eonology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰωνιολογία (aiōniología, “the study of aeons”), from αἰώνιος (aiṓnios, “eternal, everlasting, endless”) from αἰῶν (aiôn, “lifetime, lifespan, aeon, epoch”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, aeon +‎ -logy.

Noun

aeonology (uncountable)

  1. The Gnostic study of aeons.
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