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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMMOR'TAL, a. [L. immortalis. See Mortal.]
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 Timothy 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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not subject to death [ant: mortal] n
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, divinity, god, immortal]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin immortalis, from in- + mortalis mortal Date: 14th century 1. exempt from death <the immortal gods> 2. exempt from oblivion ; imperishable <immortal fame> 3. connected with or relating to immortality 4. able or tending to divide indefinitely <immortal cell lines produced in culture> • immortally adverb II. noun Date: 1616 1. a. one exempt from death b. plural, often capitalized the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon 2. a. a person whose fame is lasting b. capitalized any of the 40 members of the Académie Française

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 a living for ever; not mortal. b divine. 2 unfading, incorruptible. 3 likely or worthy to be famous for all time. --n. 1 a an immortal being. b (in pl.) the gods of antiquity. 2 a person (esp. an author) of enduring fame. 3 (Immortal) a member of the French Academy. Derivatives: immortality n. immortalize v.tr. (also -ise). immortalization n. immortally adv. Etymology: ME f. L immortalis (as IN-(1), MORTAL)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Immortal Im*mor"tal, n. One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation. --Bunyan.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(immortals) 1. Someone or something that is immortal is famous and likely to be remembered for a long time. ...Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte's immortal love story... ADJ • An immortal is someone who is immortal. He called Moore 'one of the immortals of soccer'. N-COUNT: usu pl • immortality Some people want to achieve immortality through their works. N-UNCOUNT 2. Someone or something that is immortal will live or last for ever and never die or be destroyed. The pharaohs were considered gods and therefore immortal. ? mortal ADJ • An immortal is an immortal being. ...porcelain figurines of the Chinese immortals. N-COUNT: usu pl • immortality The Greeks accepted belief in the immortality of the soul. 3. If you refer to someone's immortal words, you mean that what they said is well-known, and you are usually about to quote it. ...Roosevelt's immortal words, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Undying, deathless, ever-living, imperishable, incorruptible, unfading, indestructible, indissoluble, never-dying. 2. Eternal, everlasting, endless, perpetual, ceaseless, never-ending. 3. [By hyperbole.] Lasting, enduring, permanent, abiding, lasting through all time or as long as the world endures.

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