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Immortal \Im*mor"tal\, n.
One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay,
or annihilation. --Bunyan.
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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.
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Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. --1 Tim.
i. 17.
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For my soul, what can it do to that,
Being a thing immortal as itself? --Shak.
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2. Connected with, or pertaining to immortality.
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I have immortal longings in me. --Shak.
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3. Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding;
exempt from oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame.
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One of the few, immortal names,
That were not born to die. --Halleck.
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4. Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.] --Hayward.
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{Immortal flowers}, immortelles; everlastings.

Syn: Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless;
perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable;
incorruptible; deathless; undying.
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