diff --git a/example.lambda b/example.lambda
index f79d9f3..aa3dfcc 100644
--- a/example.lambda
+++ b/example.lambda
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-((λ x (λ y x)) "Hello, world!")
+
+
+constant = (λ x (λ y x))
diff --git a/src/Lib.hs b/src/Lib.hs
index fe3ddf4..c7a084d 100644
--- a/src/Lib.hs
+++ b/src/Lib.hs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ data Expr
   | Term Identifier
   | Abs Identifier Expr
   | App Expr Expr
+  | Const Identifier Expr
   deriving (Show, Eq)
 
 data Value
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ eval :: Env Value -> Expr -> Either Error Value
 eval _   (Lit string)          = Right $ Value string
 eval env (Term identifier)     = maybeToEither (UndeclaredVar identifier) $ lookup identifier env
 eval env (Abs identifier expr) = Right $ Closure expr env identifier
+eval env (Const identifier expr) = Right $ Closure expr env identifier
 eval env (App t u) = do
   vt <- eval env t
   vu <- eval env u
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ betaReduce :: Env Expr -> Expr -> Either Error Expr
 betaReduce _   (Lit string) = Right $ Lit string
 betaReduce env term@(Term identifier) = Right $ fromMaybe term $ lookup identifier env
 betaReduce env (Abs identifier expr) = Abs identifier <$> betaReduce env expr
+betaReduce env (Const identifier expr) = Abs identifier <$> betaReduce env expr
 betaReduce env (App t u) = do
   vt <- betaReduce env t
   vu <- betaReduce env u
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ checkUnused = go []
       mergeUnused unused (go unused expr_l) (go unused expr_r)
     go unused (Abs "_" expr) = go unused expr
     go unused (Abs id expr) = go (id : unused) expr
+    go unused (Const id expr) = go (id : unused) expr
 
 mergeUnused :: (Eq a) => [a] -> [a] -> [a] -> [a]
 mergeUnused env left right = (env \\ removed) ++ added
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ compile :: Expr -> Either Error String
 compile (Lit string)          = Right $ printf "'%s'" string
 compile (Term identifier)     = Right $ identifier
 compile (Abs identifier expr) = printf "(%s => %s)" identifier <$> compile expr
+compile (Const identifier expr) = printf "%s = %s;\n" identifier <$> compile expr
 compile (App (Lit id) _)      = Left $ NonFunctionApp id
 compile (App t u)             = printf "%s(%s)" <$> compile t <*> compile u
 
diff --git a/src/Parser.hs b/src/Parser.hs
index 57ff244..53260af 100644
--- a/src/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/Parser.hs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Control.Monad (guard)
 import Control.Arrow (first)
 import Data.Char (isLetter)
 
-import Lib (Expr(Lit, Term, Abs, App), Identifier)
+import Lib (Expr(Lit, Term, Abs, App, Const), Identifier)
 
 data Parser s m a = Parser { runParser :: s -> m (a, s) }
 
@@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ identifier :: (Alternative m, Monad m) => Parser String m Identifier
 identifier = some $ satisfy isLetter
 
 term :: (Alternative m, Monad m) => Parser String m Expr
-term = Term <$> identifier
+term = do
+  many $ char '\n'
+  Term <$> identifier
 
 lambda :: (Alternative m, Monad m) => Parser String m Expr
 lambda = do
+  many $ char '\n'
   char '('
   char 'λ'
   char ' '
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ lambda = do
 
 app :: (Alternative m, Monad m) => Parser String m Expr
 app = do
+  many $ char '\n'
   char '('
   t <- expr
   char ' '
@@ -78,8 +82,21 @@ app = do
   char ')'
   pure $ App t u
 
+constant :: (Alternative m, Monad m) => Parser String m Expr
+constant = do
+  many $ char '\n'
+  alias <- many $ satisfy (/= ' ')
+  char ' '
+  char '='
+  char ' '
+  val <- expr
+  char '\n'
+  pure $ Const alias val
+
 expr :: (Alternative m, Monad m) => Parser String m Expr
-expr   = lit
-     <|> term
-     <|> lambda
-     <|> app
+expr
+  =   lit
+  <|> constant
+  <|> term
+  <|> lambda
+  <|> app