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IN'FINITE, a. [L. infinitus; in and finitus, terminated.]

1. Without limits; unbounded; boundless; not circumscribed; applied to time, space and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite. We also speak of infinite space.

2. That will have no end. Thus angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration.

3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended; as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line.

4. Infinite is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent.

Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue.



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IN'FINITE, a. [L. infinitus; in and finitus, terminated.]

1. Without limits; unbounded; boundless; not circumscribed; applied to time, space and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite. We also speak of infinite space.

2. That will have no end. Thus angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration.

3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended; as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line.

4. Infinite is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent.

Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue.


IN'FI-NITE, a. [L. infinitus; in and finitus, terminated; Fr. infini; Sp. infinito.]

  1. Without limits; unbounded; boundless; not circumscribed; applied to time, space, and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite. We also speak of infinite space.
  2. That will have no end. Thus angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration.
  3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended; as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line.
  4. Infinite is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent. Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue.

In"fi*nite
  1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

    Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least can not sink. H. Brooke.

  2. That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.

    Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again. J. Martineau.

  3. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; - - opposed to finite.

    Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. Ps. cxlvii. 5.

    O God, how infinite thou art! I. Watts.

  4. An infinite quantity or magnitude.
  5. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious.

    Infinite riches in a little room. Marlowe.

    Which infinite calamity shall cause
    To human life.     Milton.

  6. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.

    Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er
    With infinite of pearls and finest gold.     Fanshawe.

  7. Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities.
  8. The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.
  9. Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated.

    Moore (Encyc. of Music).

    Syn. -- Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.

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Infinite

IN'FINITE, adjective [Latin infinitus; in and finitus, terminated.]

1. Without limits; unbounded; boundless; not circumscribed; applied to time, space and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite We also speak of infinite space.

2. That will have no end. Thus angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration.

3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended; as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line.

4. infinite is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent.

Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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I'ODATE, n. [See Iodine.]

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