The Collaborative International Dictionary
Immortal \Im*mor"tal\, a. [L. immortalis; pref. im- not + mortalis mortal: cf. F. immortel. See Mortal, and cf. Immortelle.]
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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?
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Connected with, or pertaining to immortality.
I have immortal longings in me.
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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 to die.
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Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.]
--Hayward.Immortal flowers, immortelles; everlastings.
Syn: Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless; perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable; incorruptible; deathless; undying.