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im·mor·tal 
[i-mawr-tl] Pronunciation Key
[i-mawr-tl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls. |
| 2. | remembered or celebrated through all time: the immortal words of Lincoln. |
| 3. | not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting. |
| 4. | perpetual; lasting; constant: an immortal enemy. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to immortal beings or immortality. |
| 6. | (of a laboratory-cultured cell line) capable of dividing indefinitely. |
| 7. | an immortal being. |
| 8. | a person of enduring fame: Bach, Milton, El Greco, and other immortals. |
| 9. | the Immortals, the 40 members of the French Academy. |
| 10. | (often initial capital letter) any of the gods of classical mythology. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| im·mor·tal
(ĭ-môr'tl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[Middle English, from Old French immortel, from Latin immortālis; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] im·mor'tal·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
immortal
immortal
"deathless," c.1374, from L. immortalis, from in- "not" + mortalis "mortal" (see mortal (adj.)). In ref. to fame, literature, etc., attested from 1514.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| immortal | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not subject to death [ant: mortal] |
noun | |
| 1. | a person (such as an author) of enduring fame; "Shakespeare is one of the immortals" |
| 2. | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: deity] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Immortal
Im*mor"tal\, a. [L. immortalis; pref. im- not + mortalis mortal: cf. F. immortel. See Mortal, and cf. Immortelle.]1. Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance. Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. --1 Tim. i. 17. For my soul, what can it do to that, Being a thing immortal as itself? --Shak. 2. Connected with, or pertaining to immortability. I have immortal longings in me. --Shak. 3. Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame. One of the few, immortal names, That were not born yo die. --Halleck. 4. Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.] --Hayward. Immortal flowers, imortelles; everlastings. Syn: Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless; perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable; incorruptible; deathless; undying.
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Immortal
Im*mor"tal\, n. One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation. --Bunyan.
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