Definition of Perpitual
Per*pet"u*al (?), a. [OE.
perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L.
perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout,
continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]
Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;
unfailing; everlasting; continuous.
Unto the kingdom of perpetual
night. Shak.
Perpetual feast of nectared sweets.
Milton.
Circle of perpetual apparition, or
occultation. See under Circle. --
Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that
it may be adjusted for any month or year. -- Perpetual
curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the
tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.
Blackstone. -- Perpetual motion. See
under Motion. -- Perpetual screw.
See Endless screw, under Screw.
Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting;
incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Lasting for ever, or for an indefinitely long time
- Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
- Continuing uninterrupted
- Flowering throughout the growing season
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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