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Webster 1913 Edition
Immortal
Im-mor′tal
,Adj.
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
Being a thing
immortal
as itself? Shakespeare
2.
Connected with, or pertaining to immortality.
I have
immortal
longings in me. Shakespeare
3.
Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from oblivion; imperishable;
as,
. immortal
fameOne of the few,
That were not born to die.
immortal
names,That were not born to die.
Halleck.
4.
Great; excessive; grievous.
[Obs.]
Hayward.
Syn. – Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless; perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable; incorruptible; deathless; undying.
Im-mor′tal
,Noun.
One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation.
Bunyan.
Webster 1828 Edition
Immortal
IMMOR'TAL
,Adj.
1.
Having no principle of alteration or corruption; exempt from death; having life or being that shall never end; as an immortal soul. To the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever. 1 Tim.1.
2.
Never ending; everlasting; continual. I have
Immortal longings in me.
3.
Perpetual; having unlimited existence. A corporation is called an immortal being.
4.
Destined to live in all the ages of this world; imperishable; as immortal fame. So Homer is called the immortal bard.
Definition 2024
immortal
immortal
English
Adjective
immortal (not comparable)
- Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
- Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
- his immortal words
- Connected with or relating to immortality.
- Shakespeare
- I have immortal longings in me.
- Shakespeare
- (obsolete) Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hayward to this entry?)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- (never dying): indestructible, unabolishable, unextinguishable
- (being always remembered): unerasable
Translations
not susceptible to death
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never to be forgotten
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Noun
immortal (plural immortals)
- One who is not susceptible to death.
- A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
- A member of the Académie française.
- (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon; a wizard.
- 1999, "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.announce)
- Tazmania/Middle Sphere is in need of builders, admin, and immortals. […] Immortals do not need experiance[sic].
- 1999, "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.announce)
Translations
one that is not susceptible to death
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Related terms
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin immortālis
Adjective
immortal m, f (masculine and feminine plural immortals)