immortal
pronunciation
How to pronounce immortal in British English:
UK [ɪˈmɔːtl]
How to pronounce immortal in American English:
US [ɪˈmɔːrtl]
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- Noun:
- a person (such as an author) of enduring fame
- any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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- Adjective:
- not subject to death
Word Origin
- immortal (adj.)
- "deathless," late 14c., from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mortalis "mortal" (see mortal (adj.)). In reference to fame, literature, etc., attested from 1510s (a sense also found in classical Latin). As a noun, from mid-17c.
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Example
- 1. We are proud to introduce : the immortal jellyfish .
- 2. Finally , he was free to be an immortal striver .
- 3. She was immortal , because she had been created by love .
- 4. Like god , we are spiritual beings-our spirits are immortal and will outlast our earthly bodies .
- 5. He and many other singularitarians take seriously the proposition that many people who are alive today will wind up being functionally immortal .