immortal
English
Etymology
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From Latin immortālis, from prefix im- (“not”) (from in-) + mortālis (“mortal”) (from mors (“death”), combining form mort- + adjectival suffix -alis).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: im‧mor‧tal
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təl
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.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- I have immortal longings in me.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (obsolete) Exceedingly great; excessive; grievous.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hayward to this entry?)
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- (never dying): indestructible, unabolishable, unextinguishable
- (being always remembered): unerasable
Category English terms derived from the Meru root immortal- not found
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
Further reading
- Persian Immortals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Académie française on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin immortālis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [im.murˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [im.morˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [im.moɾˈtal]
Adjective
immortal m or f (masculine and feminine plural immortals)
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