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immortal
[ih-mawr-tl]
adjective
not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying.
our immortal souls.
remembered or celebrated through all time.
the immortal words of Lincoln.
not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting.
perpetual; lasting; constant.
an immortal enemy.
of or relating to immortal beings or immortality.
(of a laboratory-cultured cell line) capable of dividing indefinitely.
noun
an immortal being.
a person of enduring fame.
Bach, Milton, El Greco, and other immortals.
Synonyms: , ,the Immortals, the 40 members of the French Academy.
(often initial capital letter)any of the gods of classical mythology.
immortal
/ ɪˈɔːə /
adjective
not subject to death or decay; having perpetual life
having everlasting fame; remembered throughout time
everlasting; perpetual; constant
of or relating to immortal beings or concepts
noun
an immortal being
(often plural) a person who is remembered enduringly, esp an author
Dante is one of the immortals
Other Word Forms
- immortally adverb
- quasi-immortal adjective
- quasi-immortally adverb
- ˌǰˈٲٲ noun
- ˈǰٲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
In Ancient Greece, Plato thought the self, or the soul, was immortal, while Aristotle saw it as something that was connected to the body.
In recent months he's been criticised for some of the weaknesses in his game, but he's an immortal now, along with the rest of them.
As brilliant as he was blunt, his immortal jokes live on in an archive of comedy albums throughout his career.
But in the end, Mantel has both men die in much the same manner: a faithful servant discarded by a king whose capricious whims, finally, abrased too roughly on the immortal soul.
I don't have powers the way the witches do, but I do have some job security with AMC because they've made me immortal on the show.
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