atemporality
Outside time's flow
Atemporality is the quality of existing outside or independent of time.
Philosophy and theology use the term to describe things not bound by temporal sequence—God's atemporality means divine existence has no past, present, or future.
The novel's fragmented structure creates a sense of atemporality.
The adjective is atemporal.
Freedom from temporal decay
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- metaphysicalBeyond the material realm
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- nonlinearNot in sequence
ahistorical · unbounded · infinity · continuum · immaterial · intangible · ethereal · abstract
Not varying at all
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- invariableNot subject to change
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- perpetualLasting without interruption
everlasting · enduring · abiding · fixed · steady · unvarying · persistent · stable
Lasting without end
- divineOf or from gods
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
nirvana · enlightenment · cosmic · infinite · sublime · heavenly · celestial · dharma
Not in sequence
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- simultaneityState of coexisting temporally
- discontinuityBreak in continuity
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
cyclical · recursive · montage · juxtaposition · parallel · experimental · modernist · postmodern
timelessness
Freedom from temporal decay
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- metaphysicalBeyond the material realm
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
nonlinear · ahistorical · unbounded · infinity · continuum · immaterial · intangible · ethereal · abstract · indeterminate
unchanging
Not varying at all
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- invariableNot subject to change
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
perpetual · everlasting · enduring · abiding · fixed · steady · unvarying · persistent · stable · perennial
eternal
Lasting without end
- divineOf or from gods
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
mystical · nirvana · enlightenment · cosmic · infinite · sublime · heavenly · celestial · dharma · moksha
nonlinear
Not in sequence
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- simultaneityState of coexisting temporally
- discontinuityBreak in continuity
fragmented · cyclical · recursive · montage · juxtaposition · parallel · experimental · modernist · postmodern · stream-of-consciousness
- eternityeternity, everlasting, eternal, timeless, perpetuity
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- steadinessstability, consistency, constancy, steadiness, steadfastness
atemporalitytemporality
State of existing briefly
historicity · chronology · time · temporariness · duration
atemporalitytransience
Brevity of existence
impermanence · ephemerality · flux · becoming · mutability
temporary, tempo, temporal, contemporary, temporize, extemporaneous, temporality, temporally