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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mortal
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mortal/fatal/death blow (=causing something to end)
▪ When he quit it dealt a mortal blow to the show.
mortal combat (=until one opponent is killed)
▪ an exciting computer game of mortal combat against giants and monsters
mortal dangerliterary (= danger of death)
▪ The plane’s crew were now in mortal danger.
mortal sin
mortal terrorliterary (= very great terror)
▪ The crew was in mortal terror of drowning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
blow
▪ Yesterday, the joint shop stewards committee of Corporate Jets said a loss of production would be a mortal blow.
▪ It was not a mortal blow in the style of Lord Howe who brought about the downfall of Margaret Thatcher.
▪ Though Canary's death was a mortal blow to the film, the groundwork he had laid carried the project forward.
coil
▪ Times had certainly changed since he had shuffled off the old mortal coil.
▪ Morse and Meldrew both shuffled off this mortal coil and the telly world is diminished by their passing.
combat
▪ Helmeted, armed with long, spear-like boards, the surfers looked like gladiators going out to engage in mortal combat.
▪ A few people close to their chairs amuse themselves by watching the others engage in mortal combat to secure a seat.
danger
▪ Hellenism no longer represented a mortal danger.
▪ As she reads or hears the news reports of battles, she can ascertain whether he is in mortal danger.
▪ Even mortal danger was not entirely unpleasant.
▪ Railroad traffic is a mortal danger.
▪ I am hardly in mortal danger from her, but she has drawn blood on numerous occasions.
enemy
▪ It was also the mortal enemy of horses and would rip them apart in seconds with its mighty talons.
▪ I remembered doing this sort of stuff in sixth grade with my mortal enemy, Tommy Jancko.
▪ Well, it might be a big one with a misleading number-plate which simply doesn't stop that gets your mortal enemy.
man
▪ The free market forces mortal men to act like alchemists; they must turn base materials into more valuable goods.
▪ He accepts that it is impossible for mortal man to lay claim to attain, or to possess, perfect Truth.
▪ The true whole divine power remained hidden and mysterious and mortal man was unable to see its perfection.
remains
▪ For the rest of the time, he and his steed must return to the churchyard where his mortal remains lie.
▪ The mortal remains were found in the same position in which the Saint had died almost fifteen hundred years before.
▪ He was already hard at work on the mortal remains of Dempster Lumsden.
sin
▪ Martinho would have accounted his act a mortal sin.
▪ Making fun of the Corps is a mortal sin.
▪ Suppose, suppose, she were in a state of mortal sin?
▪ Committing suicide was a mortal sin.
▪ As I have said, we are not dealing with a demon but something worse, a soul steeped in mortal sin.
▪ He had compounded a number of venial failings with the mortal sin of adultery.
▪ And is hers strong enough to marry a man who regards unpunctuality almost as a mortal sin?
▪ She regarded gossip as a mortal sin, and encouraging it almost as bad.
wound
▪ This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
▪ His dragon had taken a mortal wound as he and Caledor clashed on the battlefield.
▪ The Bloodthirster took advantage of Indraugnir's distraction to strike a mortal wound.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a sight as yet unseen by mortal eyes
▪ He gathered all his strength to deliver his opponent the final mortal blow.
▪ He killed Leonardo and received a mortal wound himself.
▪ We are all mortal.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He was mesmerized, breathless with the unspeakable feel of mortal violence.
▪ Humans exist in time and, therefore, bear a temporal or mortal nature.
▪ Our mortal bodies may die but we will never die.
▪ Phemonoe was privileged to entertain mortal lovers at will.
▪ The free market forces mortal men to act like alchemists; they must turn base materials into more valuable goods.
▪ They actually went to the shrine with the mortal seeds in their pockets.
▪ What have naked nymphs to do with mortal expectations?
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
lesser
▪ And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals.
▪ Successful engineering students tended to be contemptuous of the work habits of lesser mortals.
▪ We lesser mortals who had been banished to such places as Wolverton were, however, less fortunate.
▪ Those who are out for good times race but we lesser mortals chat and laugh, banter and encourage.
▪ There are two recently developed areas which are perfect for lesser mortals.
▪ Cook was making fresh cornbread rolls for breakfast and lesser mortals were hard at it with brooms and mops.
▪ We lesser mortals have to be content with the Lesser Detective.
▪ No wonder prime ministers treated him as their equal, and lesser mortals on the political scene regarded him with awe.
mere
▪ Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.
▪ A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals.
▪ And the note said, Mere mortals forgive better on a full stomach, so how about dinner on Saturday?
▪ And yet again. Mere mortals, dear Rainbow, as you so rightly say, would present no threat.
▪ But mere mortals know the futility of trying to outguess the market.
▪ They even have a chance of wounding monsters with a toughness of 8 - not bad for mere mortals!
▪ But strangely enough she did not care long for her divine lover; she preferred a mere mortal.
ordinary
▪ Lords, ladies, dukes and duchesses figure prominently among the names as well as more ordinary mortals of obviously substantial means.
▪ She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinary mortals fear and reverence.
▪ However, such models of the universe are not of much interest to us ordinary mortals.
▪ This increased exposure allows them to exploit their advantages over more ordinary mortals more easily than their predecessors could.
▪ This to ordinary mortals seems quite inaccessible but it has been climbed, the first ascent being in 1967.
▪ An ordinary mortal named Zeuxis had set up his easel to portray the family group.
▪ Artists are terribly difficult people for us ordinary mortals to deal with.
▪ He reckons wise men don't need to bother much with the truth as far as ordinary mortals are concerned.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals.
▪ Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.
▪ Most mortals considered anxiety, and plenty of it, an absolute requirement for getting the job done.
▪ Next in order came a few mortals so excellent in their art that they almost equaled the divine performers.
▪ The human mortals want their winter cheer: No night is now with hymn or carol blest.
▪ We lesser mortals who had been banished to such places as Wolverton were, however, less fortunate.
▪ You scientists, you upholders of the social contract, gloat like other mortals when somebody makes a mistake?
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mortal

Mortal \Mor"tal\, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See Murder, and cf. Filemot, Mere a lake, Mortgage.]

  1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

  2. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.

  3. Fatally vulnerable; vital.

    Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work.
    --Milton.

  4. Of or pertaining to the time of death.

    Safe in the hand of one disposing Power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour.
    --Pope.

  5. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.

    The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.
    --Dryden.

  6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.

    The voice of God To mortal ear is dreadful.
    --Milton.

  7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours. [Colloq.]
    --Sir W. Scott.

    Mortal foe, Mortal enemy, an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.

Mortal

Mortal \Mor"tal\, n. A being subject to death; a human being; man. ``Warn poor mortals left behind.''
--Tickell.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mortal

mid-14c., "deadly," also "doomed to die," from Old French mortel "destined to die; deserving of death," from Latin mortalis "subject to death, mortal, of a mortal, human," from mors (genitive mortis) "death," from PIE base *mer- "to die," with derivatives referring to death and human beings" (cognates: Sanskrit mrtih "death," martah "mortal man;" Avestan miryeite "dies," Old Persian martiya- "man;" Armenian meranim "die;" Latin mori "to die;" Lithuanian mirtis "mortal man;" Greek brotos "mortal" (hence ambrotos "immortal"); Old Church Slavonic mrutvu "dead;" Old Irish marb, Welsh marw "died;" Old English morþ "murder"). The most widespread Indo-European root for "to die," forming the common word for it except in Greek and Germanic. Watkins says it is "possibly" the same as PIE *mer- "rub, pound, wear away" (see morbid).

mortal

"mortal thing or substance," 1520s, from mortal (adj.). Latin mortalis also was used as a noun, "a man, mortal, human being."

Wiktionary
mortal

a. 1 Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. (from 14th c.) 2 Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.). (from 14th c.) 3 Fatally vulnerable; vital. 4 Of or relating to the time of death. 5 Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly. 6 Human; belonging to man, who is mortal. 7 Very painful or tedious; wearisome. 8 (context UK slang English) Very drunk; wasted; smashed. n. A human; someone susceptible to death.

WordNet
mortal
  1. adj. subject to death; "mortal beings" [ant: immortal]

  2. involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" [syn: deadly, mortal(a)]

  3. unrelenting and deadly; "mortal enemy" [syn: mortal(a)]

  4. causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: deadly, deathly]

mortal

n. a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, human, soul]

Wikipedia
Mortal

Mortal means susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality.

Mortal may alternatively refer to:

  • Mortal (band), a Christian industrial band
  • Mortal (novel), a science-fiction/fantasy novel by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
  • Mortals (novel), a 2003 novel by Norman Rush
  • Mortal Online, a 2010 video game by Star Vault
  • Human, as distinct from a supernatural being
Mortal (band)

Mortal was a Christian industrial/ dance band fronted by Jerome Fontamillas and Jyro Xhan. Both members went on to found the alternative rock group Fold Zandura, and for a time were members of both bands simultaneously. The band is known for its lyrical intelligence, incorporating advanced theology with what has been billed as "Industrial Praise and Worship." According to CCM Magazine "Mortal has had a much greater influence... on industrial music than its modest output would suggest."

Mortal (novel)

Forbidden is a science fiction fantasy novel by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee, published in February 2013. It is the second book in a trilogy.

Usage examples of "mortal".

Was it because the people themselves, through their individual accumulative system, created conditions whereby only the most abject and debased mortals could survive?

Before a knight could indulge in mortal affray he was obliged to obtain the consent of his sovereign, provided that peace ruled between his country and that of his antagonist, as was the case between Spain and Burgundy.

The Allegiancy, for nearly two thousand years, had utilized the best within each of those who served it, remaining impervious to their inevitable, mortal pettiness.

Reason recognising it as such a nature, you may not hope to see it with mortal eyes, nor in any way that would be imagined by those who make sense the test of reality and so annul the supremely real.

The banks of the Danube were crowded on either side with spectators, who gazed on the military pomp, anticipated the importance of the event, and diffused through the adjacent country the fame of a young hero, who advanced with more than mortal speed at the head of the innumerable forces of the West.

He anticipated the hour of the attack, outstripped his tardy followers, and was pierced with a mortal wound, after he had slain with his own hand twelve of his boldest antagonists.

Edition: 11 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII The Project Gutenberg Etext of A Mortal Antipathy, by O.

The mortal antipathy had died out of the soul and the blood of Maurice Kirkwood at that supreme moment when he found himself snatched from the grasp of death and cradled in the arms of Euthymia.

The knotted blood within my hose, That from my wounded body flows, With mortal crisis doth portend My days to appropinque an end.

Johnson, partly from a desire to see it play more freely, and partly from that inclination to activity which will animate, at times, the most inert and sluggish mortal, took a long pole which was lying on a bank, and pushed down several parcels of this wreck with painful assiduity, while I stood quietly by, wondering to behold the sage thus curiously employed, and smiling with an humorous satisfaction each time when he carried his point.

The government of a mighty empire may assuredly suffice to occupy the time, and the abilities, of a mortal: yet the diligent prince, without aspiring to the unsuitable reputation of profound learning, always reserved some moments of his leisure for the instructive amusement of reading.

Lovers in like manner live on their capital from failure of income: they, too, for the sake of stifling apprehension and piping to the present hour, are lavish of their stock, so as rapidly to attenuate it: they have their fits of intoxication in view of coming famine: they force memory into play, love retrospectively, enter the old house of the past and ravage the larder, and would gladly, even resolutely, continue in illusion if it were possible for the broadest honey-store of reminiscences to hold out for a length of time against a mortal appetite: which in good sooth stands on the alternative of a consumption of the hive or of the creature it is for nourishing.

The two went down from the bartizan to meet him, and Springbuck considered, as he walked on, the peculiarity of the fact that he felt so much more familiar and at ease with Andre deCourteney, whose abilities and skills were intimidating, than he was with Van Duyn, who was by comparison not that many years older than the Prince, and a common mortal.

Visitors were not allowed at this late hour, but Benison had his influence in the mortal world and had arranged certain accomodations for Roger.

Guzman Bento, usually full of fanciful fears and brooding suspicions, had sudden accesses of unreasonable self-confidence when he perceived himself elevated on a pinnacle of power and safety beyond the reach of mere mortal plotters.