immortal

im-mor-tal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (Adjective) Living forever; never dying or decaying.

  2. 2.

    (Adjective) Deserving to be remembered forever; having lasting fame.

  3. 3.

    (Noun) A being who lives forever, especially a god or goddess.

Phrases & expressions

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    immortal soul — the belief that the soul lives forever
  • •
    the Immortals — various elite groups in history, or gods in mythology
  • •
    immortal words — famous quotations remembered through time

Related words

Antonyms: mortal, perishable, temporary
See also: eternal, immortality, mortal
Synonyms: eternal, everlasting, undying

Etymology

From Latin immortalis ("undying, deathless"), from in- ("not") + mortalis ("mortal"), from mors ("death"). Entered English in the 14th century.