mortal

mor-tal · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (of a living human being) Subject to death.

  2. 2.

    Causing or liable to cause death; fatal.

  3. 3.

    (of a feeling, especially fear) Very great or intense.

  4. 4.

    (as noun) A human being, especially when contrasted with a god or supernatural being.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    mortal combat — A fight to the death.
  • •
    mortal sin — (in Christian theology) A grave sin that results in damnation.

Related words

Antonyms: divine, eternal, immortal
See also: fatal, human, immortal
Synonyms: deadly, earthly, human

Etymology

From Latin mortalis ("subject to death"), from mors, mort- ("death").