eternal truth
Forever valid principle
An eternal truth is a proposition held to be valid across all times and circumstances—unchanging regardless of who believes it or when.
Philosophy and religion deal in eternal truths: the nature of justice, the existence of God, mathematical certainties.
The phrase often carries rhetorical weight, asserting that something transcends mere opinion: Some eternal truths are self-evident.
Skeptics use it ironically for claims that prove less permanent than advertised.
- universalityApplying to all cases
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- ultimate realityFundamental nature of existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
righteousness · moral law · perennial philosophy · divinity · higher power · divine order · cosmic order · nirvana · natural law · ontology · dharma · justice · logos · metaphysics · axiom · first principles · archetype · conservation laws
- truthstruths, facts, fact, reality, verity
- Cartesian theologyGod's existence, perfect being, divine perfection, cogito ergo sum
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- enlightenmentVoltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Kant, Montesquieu
- Islamic TheologyAllah, tawhid, creed, divine wisdom, predestination
- Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita, Krishna, Mahabharata, chariot, karma yoga
eternal truthfad
Short-lived enthusiasm
zeitgeist · conventional wisdom · fashion · trend · yesterday's news