SAECULUM, saeculum
Sounds Like: SAI-koo-loom
Translations: age, an age, generation, a generation, century, a century, world, a world, era, an era, time, a time
From the root: SAECULUM
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a period of time, which can range from a human lifetime or generation to a century or even an entire age or epoch. It can also refer to the world or the present age, often with a connotation of the temporal or earthly realm as opposed to the eternal. It is commonly used in phrases like 'in saecula saeculorum' (for ever and ever, literally 'unto ages of ages').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 31:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SAECULUM.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- SAECULI — (of) an age, (of) the age, (of) a generation, (of) the generation, (of) the world, (of) time, (of) an era, an age, a generation, a world, time, an era
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