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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-mawr-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɔr tl



Definition of immortals

Origin :
  • "deathless," late 14c., from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mortalis "mortal" (see mortal (adj.)). In reference to fame, literature, etc., attested from 1510s (a sense also found in classical Latin). As a noun, from mid-17c.
  • As in supernatural being : noun incorporeal being
  • As in celebrity : noun dignitary
  • As in deity : noun god, worshiped being
Example sentences :
  • There shall we sing it with the pure melody of the immortals, my Josiah and me.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 1. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • In Italy it was the tree of Jove, great father of immortals and of mankind.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • She was ready to charge the immortals with conspiring against her, had not her piety forbad it.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The novelty of his views did not always commend them to his brother 'Immortals.'
  • Extract from : « The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault » by Charles Perrault
  • She appeals to the Immortals for instruction in tillage with a view to security and welfare.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • There were the Immortals of the King's Guard, for instance.'
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • I am ashamed to mix with the immortals, for I have innumerable griefs in my soul.
  • Extract from : « The Iliad of Homer (1873) » by Homer
  • But amongst the Immortals there was also a mother with children whom she counted as peerless.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
  • My Hollander, even the poet, friend of the immortals, can eat.
  • Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • It was like the assembly of the immortals at the first levee of Jove.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli

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