永えい劫ごう

noun

eternity; perpetuity

A formal, somewhat literary term for an endless span of time, often with a Buddhist or philosophical flavor. In everyday speech, 永遠 (えいえん) is more common.

• この苦くるしみが永えい劫ごうに続つづくわけではない。

  This suffering will not last for eternity.

• 永えい劫ごうの時ときを経へて、ようやく平へい和わが訪おとずれた。

  After an eternity of time, peace finally arrived.