Definition of mortal in English:

mortal

adjective ˈmɔːt(ə)lˈmɔrdl

1(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.
all men are mortal
Example sentencesExamples
- Not a goddess, or a nymph, or some divine entity, just a mortal woman.
- I'm interested in your view of how the abstract or ungraspable relates to the limitations of our physical lives-to the fact that we are material, mortal beings.
- Both are still completely mortal human, all subject to the grave.
- No mortal human could heal as quickly as this one had.
- They live in fear of any living, breathing mortal man.
- Earthly things were mortal - subject to change and transition - while the stars and planets were eternal and incorruptible.
- It was a firm shake that told you, hey, you are mortal.
- Or rather, whereas gods and goddesses might freely penetrate the human world, mortal men and women could not become gods.
- We will don our super outfits and walk amongst the mortal humans in town.
- ‘Humans are mortal, and that includes scientists, engineers, and teachers,’ says Yu.
- By using this material the artist both celebrated the beauty of a mortal woman and transformed her into a transcendent being.
- But human beings are mortal creatures and subject to the whims of nature.
- Planets are old and slow creatures, not much subjected to the ills of mortal life.
- Each of these public figures attests in disturbing ways to the relentless passage of time and the danger of living mortal lives.
- Like all secular humanism it puts its faith not in angels but in mortal, imperfect human beings.
- Of all the mortal races, human beings were the most easily swayed, because of their lust for power.
- As mortal human beings we are very complex, and we have an essence.
- To be sure, every human language is, in fact, mortal, subject to modification and change and destined at some point to perish.
- I also think that what she has done, through her death, is make people realize how mortal we all are.
- His hold on power is even more reliant on personal loyalties and their reinforcement by material rewards and mortal penalties.
- Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles.
- It didn't matter that they were both mortal, both human, destined to die.
- The Olympics are a product both of our dreams and of our indomitable drive for perfection, the best of what the mortal human body can achieve.
- All men are mortal.
Synonyms
perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly
1. 1.1 Relating to humans as subject to death.
  the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle
  Example sentencesExamples
  The mortal remains of the founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers rest at Mount Sion and it remains the principal site for the veneration of his relics.
  There were poignant scenes as his mortal remains were brought to the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
  Even as the mystic poet is dying, some of his followers and admirers have begun to quarrel over what to do with his mortal remains.
  The mortal remains of King Richard II of England may be interred in a Scots mediaeval church and not in Westminster Abbey, as has been presumed for the past 600 years.
  Of course, the Poles are probably more entitled than any to mourn their most famous countryman's mortal remains.
  His son arrived here and returned with the mortal remains and the will, 13 years after Gama's death.
  Plus how about this for after you've died: have your cremated ashes blasted into space, from where after a few years your mortal remains will return to Earth as a shooting star.
  The wealth of evidence is startling, including the links to King Arthur and his descendants as the guardians of the grail, the guardians of Mary's mortal remains.
  I have no doubt, when the time comes, she will have given her own precise instructions for the disposal of her mortal remains.
  Remorseful, Mona figures that the least she can do is find her boyfriend's mortal remains, so that his soul can be put to rest.
  The indifference shown to the mortal remains of their own people did not bring any gains to the dictator or his country.
  His mortal remains were kept at St. John's Medical College mortuary for people to pay their last respects.
  This is supposed to have arisen from the Saint's displeasure of his mortal remains being removed from his preferred place of rest.
  My mother's mortal remains were consigned to the fire with the chanting of mantras and her last rites were performed according to family tradition.
  The mortal remains of Louis XVII have been laid to rest.
  To kill a culture is to cast its individual members into everlasting oblivion, their memories buried with their mortal remains.
  Though dead, he still gives the impression of a free spirit, as if he is beyond mortal perceptions of life and death.
  Synonyms
  perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly
2Causing or liable to cause death; fatal.
a mortal disease
figurative the scandal appeared to have struck a mortal blow to the government
Example sentencesExamples
- Blood was pouring out, and he knew that it was a mortal blow.
- The latter, apparently, would cause possibly mortal damage to the institution of marriage.
- Though a bite from a rat can hurt, it's hardly a mortal danger.
- And what if she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that by revealing the threat, her own life would be in mortal danger?
- ‘People are being sent into situations of mortal danger with no guarantee that their weapons will work,’ he said.
- Destroying the finance infrastructure of terrorism can strike a mortal blow at the network of terrorism but cannot prevent every individual terrorist act.
- Unexpectedly faced with detention in the post guardhouse, he made a desperate break for freedom and received a mortal bayonet wound.
- Without his support the project will suffer a mortal blow.
- She no longer wanted to kill or to put her life in mortal danger.
- But Abason had dealt him a mortal blow, for he didn't stand on his feet long and instead collapsed over onto the floor once again.
- Fallen tree trunks toss about the stream, presenting mortal dangers to swimmers and bathers.
- The transfer of sovereignty, the election, they didn't deal a mortal blow to the insurgency.
- It feels like a mortal blow to Jason, who was smitten the day he met her.
- Such a move would nevertheless probably deal a mortal blow to the agency, already deeply in debt.
- The battle itself was additionally notable because both opposing generals, Wolfe and Montcalm, received mortal wounds.
- She ran at Dana, and without another thought, Dana's knife plunged into the woman's heart, striking a mortal blow.
- The rain had delivered a mortal blow, and its last wisps of steam were seen around eleven.
- It is ironic that the sun, long regarded as a source of health and vitality, is now depicted as a mortal danger to the unsuspecting British public.
- She was attended at the scene by Italian emergency services, who described her as ‘not in mortal danger’.
- If their unhappiness translates to a significant decline in ticket sales or an aggressive campaign against a new building, it could be a mortal blow to the franchise.
Synonyms
deadly, fatal, lethal, death-dealing, killing, murderous, destructive, terminal, incurable
1. 2.1 (of a battle) fought to the death.
  the drawing shows Holmes and Moriarty locked in mortal combat
  the screams of men in mortal combat
  Example sentencesExamples
  You learn from history that although the young men from both sides threw themselves at each other in mortal combat, they could shake hands a generation later.
  James came running up the stairs and came into the horrific sight of his wife and child caught in mortal combat.
  Yet gladiators must frequently have met their intimate fellows in mortal combat.
  Brawls between French and immigrant workers were common during this period, though not usually mortal.
  Marine Lance Corporal KC Moran was severely wounded in a mortal attack just six weeks ago.
  The best scene is Hector and Achilles in mortal combat.
  Gone are the days when I would have to defend myself in mortal combat.
  He has been fighting mortal battles so long that it is hard to ascertain when the fatal blow was dealt.
  You had an awful lot of people who wore swords, but who never actually drew them in mortal battle.
  And Kings that earn their crown rarely abdicate, they leave the building via mortal battle.
  Moreover, he often announced victory while his troops were still locked in mortal combat.
  Some of the weapons they carry are replicas of those used in the days when Reformation and Counter-Reformation were locked in mortal combat, but that was then.
  As soon as he entered the two-story stucco and brick building, Kasal found himself in mortal combat.
  They build fences to stop the other from trespassing, violently attack each other's wives and children and, finally, destroy themselves in mortal combat.
  Synonyms
  irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless
2. 2.2 (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death.
  a mortal foe
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the old Scotch-Irish warrior tradition, Jackson regarded political opponents as mortal enemies to be crushed, if possible.
  Reconciliation of mortal enemies is a dream of wimps and weenies!
  The hyenas and lions appear to be mortal enemies.
  But, in the area of management, we are only now beginning to recognise the mortal enemy.
  His one mortal enemy is change, and he has yet to figure out how to beat it.
  We are all expected to abide by the legal framework within which we all live, which does not countenance going out and destroying all those we suspect to be mortal enemies.
  Apparently he and William Laud were mortal enemies.
  Today, the men who were once mortal enemies were finding it much easier to be friends.
  He had sworn for years that he was the mortal enemy of Bolshevism.
  Just three weeks in to the new term and I've already made myself a mortal enemy.
  Not even my mortal enemies deserve to suffer this much.
  The only thing that made Brandon and, more specifically, his father want me was the fact that his father and mine had been near mortal enemies.
  That is not something I would wish on my most mortal enemy, let alone my friends.
  Synonyms
  irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless
  unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible
3. 2.3 (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense.
  parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ever since Margaret has disguised a mortal terror of birds.
  She waited over three hours to board a boat despite her mortal fear of doing so.
  I couldn't remember - but I still felt this sense of terror inside, the aftermath of a moment of extreme discomfort and mortal fear.
  Who doesn't remember the mortal fear that some sort of monster may be lurking under the bed, in the cupboard or in the shadows?
  Last year my back went into spasm and for a couple of weeks I was in mortal agony.
  Now, my mother is a meek, sweet, tiny little Christian woman who has a mortal fear of driving in strange places.
  Rather, the region was often viewed as a preserve where savage wars were still fought, and where even Westerners could still experience mortal fear.
  His eyes widened tremendously and his mouth opened in a scream of mortal terror at the sight of the creature within.
  My blood ran cold, and my mortal fright returned in full force.
  She is also in mortal fear of her husband and brothers who might be looking for her.
  The pain and the clutch took away her breath leaving her in mortal agony.
  We talked about counseling again but that is something I cannot do, my mortal fear of being seen as weak and crying by people would stop me doing that.
  I don't know what motivated me since I lived in mortal fear of public speaking.
  I had always lived in mortal terror of Abby, and now, here I was going to confront for the final time.
  It was like a particularly manic amusement park ride, with the amusement somewhat tempered by mortal fear.
  The soloist nervously expresses mortal doubts and fears.
  A few of those that don't agree sit in mortal fear, terrified one of these shrieking maniacs will tear their head off for having an opposing opinion.
  His mortal fear of Jesse James led him to kill the famous outlaw, not just for the reward money, but as a preemptive strike to save his own life.
  When I went up there, I asked about snakes as I have a mortal fear of them.
  From one night to the next they lived in mortal anguish of what might happen to the man, the wife and the child that was waiting to be born.
  Synonyms
  extreme, very great, great, enormous, terrible, awful, dreadful, intense, severe, grave, dire, inordinate, unbearable, agonizing
3Christian Theology
Denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.
she had committed a mortal sin
Often contrasted with venial
Example sentencesExamples
- Catholics also reject the idea of second chances after death for those in mortal sin.
- If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity.
- If a priest says, ‘do not commit this mortal sin, or else…,’ he's not making a threat, he's giving a warning.
- Even the most extreme threat of eternal damnation in hell which Christianity preaches does not deter their believers from committing mortal sins.
- They believed priests were Christ's representatives on earth and that missing Mass was a mortal sin, and they made sure the rosary was said every night.
Synonyms
unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible
4informal Conceivable or imaginable.
he knew every mortal thing you did
Example sentencesExamples
- The things I can do are beyond your mortal imagination.
- And if I laugh at any mortal thing.
- And don't you imagine he ever buys anything; every mortal thing is home grown
Synonyms
conceivable, imaginable, perceivable, possible, earthly
1. 4.1 Very great.
  he was in a mortal hurry
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was already seated and since class hadn't started yet she decided to socialize at a mortal speed.
  What is the mortal hurry in the hearing of the application seeking withdrawal of the case?
2. 4.2dated Long and tedious.
  for three mortal days it rained
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here I've been shut up in this confounded house for four mortal days!
  For six mortal hours I sat in the office without once leaving my chair!

noun ˈmɔːt(ə)lˈmɔrdl

1A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.
capacities only possible of God rather than mortals
Example sentencesExamples
- There are a few times, however, when a transformation takes place in order to save a mortal from death.
- He killed all the mortals so there wouldn't be any witnesses.
- "I don't think you in the position to make threats foolish mortal!
- Very rarely and very few blessed mortals are clasped by death in a peaceful embrace.
- Now he was desperately in need of calm, which he got in being together with other such mortals who were also equally scared.
- Yet for most mortals, the sight of loved ones suffering or dying prematurely is not ennobling.
- Sooner or later you're bound to realize that you're just another human being, nothing special, just an ordinary mortal like everyone else.
- The heroes in both films were ordinary mortals destined to fight the afflictions of life.
- You've taken on too big a task for an ordinary mortal, or any collection of mortals.
- "You didn't even try to kill that mortal, " he said calmly.
- This harsh image, fearsome and ugly to mortals, is seen as beautiful to the gods.
- I cannot kill you, we deities are not permitted to kill mortals.
- The three novels deal with the basic and at the same time universal existential questions that mortals face on a daily basis.
- James has to set himself apart from other mortals and purify himself from normal appetites in order to perfect his art.
Synonyms
human being, human, person, man/woman, being, creature, individual
earthling
informal, dated body
1. 1.1humorous A person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability.
  an ambassador had to live in a style which was not expected of lesser mortals
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is much easier to hurl accusations from above and demand that lesser mortals do the actual work.
  Given that even the experts cannot agree on the economic arguments, what hope have we ordinary mortals?
  That's about as close as it gets to celebrities mucking in with ordinary mortals.
  We are mere mortals, who are we to say there are not creatures living in the deep silts below.
  After 50, most ordinary mortals aren't up to a major career change.
  You can just about detect what he might have been driving at here, but lesser mortals may not quite get the subtle nuances.
  That 88 billion is such an enormous figure that it is impossible for mere mortals to grasp it.
  It might look great on supermodels, but, frankly, it's an insult to lesser mortals.
  The 27-year-old collects world and Olympic titles like we mere mortals collect stamps.
  He showed no signs of jet lag, again something lesser mortals complain of.
  Polo has long been a favourite among the royals and their coterie, but it is increasingly accessible to mere mortals, too.
  I always felt that science as the preserve of people from Oxbridge or Ivy League universities - and not for the common mortal - was a very bad idea.
  She will not talk to ordinary mortals, her feet won't touch the ground and she won't venture out of her palace more than a handful of times a year.
  To understand the contents would probably take half a dozen accountants six months of reading, so what chance have we mere mortals got?
  It is too much for us lesser mortals to understand fully what we are supporting and why.
  If it's good enough for them it should be good enough for us mere mortals.
  If maths professors cannot work out how mortgage rates are calculated what chance do we lesser mortals stand?
  Rarely does the maestro make a statement that is comprehensible to the ordinary mortal.
  Further, the tone of the column may have portrayed the writer as some high priest sitting in judgment of lesser mortals.
  She has understood that ordinary mortals like us need the inspiration of heroes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- 'death'.

murder from Old English:
The ancient root of murder is shared by Latin mors ‘death’, from which mortal (Late Middle English) also derives, as do words at mortuary. In his Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ‘Murder will out’. The idea is older, but his concise way of expressing it ensured that it became proverbial. From the 18th century blue was thought of as the colour of plagues and of harmful things in general, and someone being attacked would cry or scream blue murder to emphasize their plight. The phrase now refers to making a noisy protest.

Rhymes

chortle, immortal, portal

Definition of mortal in US English:

mortal

adjectiveˈmɔrdlˈmôrdl

1(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.
all men are mortal
Example sentencesExamples
- All men are mortal.
- I also think that what she has done, through her death, is make people realize how mortal we all are.
- Or rather, whereas gods and goddesses might freely penetrate the human world, mortal men and women could not become gods.
- Like all secular humanism it puts its faith not in angels but in mortal, imperfect human beings.
- ‘Humans are mortal, and that includes scientists, engineers, and teachers,’ says Yu.
- Earthly things were mortal - subject to change and transition - while the stars and planets were eternal and incorruptible.
- We will don our super outfits and walk amongst the mortal humans in town.
- Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles.
- To be sure, every human language is, in fact, mortal, subject to modification and change and destined at some point to perish.
- They live in fear of any living, breathing mortal man.
- Not a goddess, or a nymph, or some divine entity, just a mortal woman.
- Both are still completely mortal human, all subject to the grave.
- Planets are old and slow creatures, not much subjected to the ills of mortal life.
- But human beings are mortal creatures and subject to the whims of nature.
- No mortal human could heal as quickly as this one had.
- I'm interested in your view of how the abstract or ungraspable relates to the limitations of our physical lives-to the fact that we are material, mortal beings.
- Each of these public figures attests in disturbing ways to the relentless passage of time and the danger of living mortal lives.
- His hold on power is even more reliant on personal loyalties and their reinforcement by material rewards and mortal penalties.
- It didn't matter that they were both mortal, both human, destined to die.
- The Olympics are a product both of our dreams and of our indomitable drive for perfection, the best of what the mortal human body can achieve.
- Of all the mortal races, human beings were the most easily swayed, because of their lust for power.
- As mortal human beings we are very complex, and we have an essence.
- By using this material the artist both celebrated the beauty of a mortal woman and transformed her into a transcendent being.
- It was a firm shake that told you, hey, you are mortal.
Synonyms
perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly
1. 1.1 Relating to humanity as subject to death.
  the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle
  Example sentencesExamples
  The mortal remains of Louis XVII have been laid to rest.
  His son arrived here and returned with the mortal remains and the will, 13 years after Gama's death.
  The indifference shown to the mortal remains of their own people did not bring any gains to the dictator or his country.
  Though dead, he still gives the impression of a free spirit, as if he is beyond mortal perceptions of life and death.
  Of course, the Poles are probably more entitled than any to mourn their most famous countryman's mortal remains.
  The mortal remains of King Richard II of England may be interred in a Scots mediaeval church and not in Westminster Abbey, as has been presumed for the past 600 years.
  Plus how about this for after you've died: have your cremated ashes blasted into space, from where after a few years your mortal remains will return to Earth as a shooting star.
  To kill a culture is to cast its individual members into everlasting oblivion, their memories buried with their mortal remains.
  The wealth of evidence is startling, including the links to King Arthur and his descendants as the guardians of the grail, the guardians of Mary's mortal remains.
  His mortal remains were kept at St. John's Medical College mortuary for people to pay their last respects.
  There were poignant scenes as his mortal remains were brought to the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
  The mortal remains of the founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers rest at Mount Sion and it remains the principal site for the veneration of his relics.
  My mother's mortal remains were consigned to the fire with the chanting of mantras and her last rites were performed according to family tradition.
  Even as the mystic poet is dying, some of his followers and admirers have begun to quarrel over what to do with his mortal remains.
  This is supposed to have arisen from the Saint's displeasure of his mortal remains being removed from his preferred place of rest.
  I have no doubt, when the time comes, she will have given her own precise instructions for the disposal of her mortal remains.
  Remorseful, Mona figures that the least she can do is find her boyfriend's mortal remains, so that his soul can be put to rest.
  Synonyms
  perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly
2attributive Causing or liable to cause death; fatal.
a mortal disease
figurative the scandal appeared to have struck a mortal blow to the government
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘People are being sent into situations of mortal danger with no guarantee that their weapons will work,’ he said.
- Without his support the project will suffer a mortal blow.
- Blood was pouring out, and he knew that it was a mortal blow.
- If their unhappiness translates to a significant decline in ticket sales or an aggressive campaign against a new building, it could be a mortal blow to the franchise.
- The latter, apparently, would cause possibly mortal damage to the institution of marriage.
- But Abason had dealt him a mortal blow, for he didn't stand on his feet long and instead collapsed over onto the floor once again.
- Such a move would nevertheless probably deal a mortal blow to the agency, already deeply in debt.
- The battle itself was additionally notable because both opposing generals, Wolfe and Montcalm, received mortal wounds.
- The transfer of sovereignty, the election, they didn't deal a mortal blow to the insurgency.
- She was attended at the scene by Italian emergency services, who described her as ‘not in mortal danger’.
- She ran at Dana, and without another thought, Dana's knife plunged into the woman's heart, striking a mortal blow.
- Fallen tree trunks toss about the stream, presenting mortal dangers to swimmers and bathers.
- Unexpectedly faced with detention in the post guardhouse, he made a desperate break for freedom and received a mortal bayonet wound.
- It feels like a mortal blow to Jason, who was smitten the day he met her.
- And what if she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that by revealing the threat, her own life would be in mortal danger?
- She no longer wanted to kill or to put her life in mortal danger.
- Destroying the finance infrastructure of terrorism can strike a mortal blow at the network of terrorism but cannot prevent every individual terrorist act.
- The rain had delivered a mortal blow, and its last wisps of steam were seen around eleven.
- It is ironic that the sun, long regarded as a source of health and vitality, is now depicted as a mortal danger to the unsuspecting British public.
- Though a bite from a rat can hurt, it's hardly a mortal danger.
Synonyms
deadly, fatal, lethal, death-dealing, killing, murderous, destructive, terminal, incurable
1. 2.1 (of a battle) fought to the death.
  from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat
  Example sentencesExamples
  As soon as he entered the two-story stucco and brick building, Kasal found himself in mortal combat.
  Brawls between French and immigrant workers were common during this period, though not usually mortal.
  Some of the weapons they carry are replicas of those used in the days when Reformation and Counter-Reformation were locked in mortal combat, but that was then.
  Yet gladiators must frequently have met their intimate fellows in mortal combat.
  James came running up the stairs and came into the horrific sight of his wife and child caught in mortal combat.
  You had an awful lot of people who wore swords, but who never actually drew them in mortal battle.
  They build fences to stop the other from trespassing, violently attack each other's wives and children and, finally, destroy themselves in mortal combat.
  He has been fighting mortal battles so long that it is hard to ascertain when the fatal blow was dealt.
  You learn from history that although the young men from both sides threw themselves at each other in mortal combat, they could shake hands a generation later.
  Marine Lance Corporal KC Moran was severely wounded in a mortal attack just six weeks ago.
  The best scene is Hector and Achilles in mortal combat.
  And Kings that earn their crown rarely abdicate, they leave the building via mortal battle.
  Gone are the days when I would have to defend myself in mortal combat.
  Moreover, he often announced victory while his troops were still locked in mortal combat.
  Synonyms
  irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless
2. 2.2 (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had sworn for years that he was the mortal enemy of Bolshevism.
  We are all expected to abide by the legal framework within which we all live, which does not countenance going out and destroying all those we suspect to be mortal enemies.
  That is not something I would wish on my most mortal enemy, let alone my friends.
  Just three weeks in to the new term and I've already made myself a mortal enemy.
  Today, the men who were once mortal enemies were finding it much easier to be friends.
  The only thing that made Brandon and, more specifically, his father want me was the fact that his father and mine had been near mortal enemies.
  In the old Scotch-Irish warrior tradition, Jackson regarded political opponents as mortal enemies to be crushed, if possible.
  His one mortal enemy is change, and he has yet to figure out how to beat it.
  Not even my mortal enemies deserve to suffer this much.
  Apparently he and William Laud were mortal enemies.
  But, in the area of management, we are only now beginning to recognise the mortal enemy.
  Reconciliation of mortal enemies is a dream of wimps and weenies!
  The hyenas and lions appear to be mortal enemies.
  Synonyms
  irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless
  unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible
3. 2.3 (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense.
  parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ever since Margaret has disguised a mortal terror of birds.
  We talked about counseling again but that is something I cannot do, my mortal fear of being seen as weak and crying by people would stop me doing that.
  Rather, the region was often viewed as a preserve where savage wars were still fought, and where even Westerners could still experience mortal fear.
  It was like a particularly manic amusement park ride, with the amusement somewhat tempered by mortal fear.
  Who doesn't remember the mortal fear that some sort of monster may be lurking under the bed, in the cupboard or in the shadows?
  A few of those that don't agree sit in mortal fear, terrified one of these shrieking maniacs will tear their head off for having an opposing opinion.
  Last year my back went into spasm and for a couple of weeks I was in mortal agony.
  The pain and the clutch took away her breath leaving her in mortal agony.
  My blood ran cold, and my mortal fright returned in full force.
  His eyes widened tremendously and his mouth opened in a scream of mortal terror at the sight of the creature within.
  His mortal fear of Jesse James led him to kill the famous outlaw, not just for the reward money, but as a preemptive strike to save his own life.
  When I went up there, I asked about snakes as I have a mortal fear of them.
  She is also in mortal fear of her husband and brothers who might be looking for her.
  I don't know what motivated me since I lived in mortal fear of public speaking.
  The soloist nervously expresses mortal doubts and fears.
  From one night to the next they lived in mortal anguish of what might happen to the man, the wife and the child that was waiting to be born.
  She waited over three hours to board a boat despite her mortal fear of doing so.
  I couldn't remember - but I still felt this sense of terror inside, the aftermath of a moment of extreme discomfort and mortal fear.
  Now, my mother is a meek, sweet, tiny little Christian woman who has a mortal fear of driving in strange places.
  I had always lived in mortal terror of Abby, and now, here I was going to confront for the final time.
  Synonyms
  extreme, very great, great, enormous, terrible, awful, dreadful, intense, severe, grave, dire, inordinate, unbearable, agonizing
3Christian Theology
Denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.
Often contrasted with venial
Example sentencesExamples
- Catholics also reject the idea of second chances after death for those in mortal sin.
- If a priest says, ‘do not commit this mortal sin, or else…,’ he's not making a threat, he's giving a warning.
- If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity.
- Even the most extreme threat of eternal damnation in hell which Christianity preaches does not deter their believers from committing mortal sins.
- They believed priests were Christ's representatives on earth and that missing Mass was a mortal sin, and they made sure the rosary was said every night.
Synonyms
unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible
4informal Conceivable or imaginable.
punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offense
Example sentencesExamples
- And don't you imagine he ever buys anything; every mortal thing is home grown
- The things I can do are beyond your mortal imagination.
- And if I laugh at any mortal thing.
Synonyms
conceivable, imaginable, perceivable, possible, earthly
1. 4.1 Very great.
  he was in a mortal hurry
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was already seated and since class hadn't started yet she decided to socialize at a mortal speed.
  What is the mortal hurry in the hearing of the application seeking withdrawal of the case?
2. 4.2dated Long and tedious.
  for three mortal days it rained
  Example sentencesExamples
  For six mortal hours I sat in the office without once leaving my chair!
  Here I've been shut up in this confounded house for four mortal days!

nounˈmɔrdlˈmôrdl

1A human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being.
Example sentencesExamples
- Very rarely and very few blessed mortals are clasped by death in a peaceful embrace.
- James has to set himself apart from other mortals and purify himself from normal appetites in order to perfect his art.
- Sooner or later you're bound to realize that you're just another human being, nothing special, just an ordinary mortal like everyone else.
- The heroes in both films were ordinary mortals destined to fight the afflictions of life.
- Yet for most mortals, the sight of loved ones suffering or dying prematurely is not ennobling.
- He killed all the mortals so there wouldn't be any witnesses.
- There are a few times, however, when a transformation takes place in order to save a mortal from death.
- Now he was desperately in need of calm, which he got in being together with other such mortals who were also equally scared.
- This harsh image, fearsome and ugly to mortals, is seen as beautiful to the gods.
- "I don't think you in the position to make threats foolish mortal!
- "You didn't even try to kill that mortal, " he said calmly.
- The three novels deal with the basic and at the same time universal existential questions that mortals face on a daily basis.
- You've taken on too big a task for an ordinary mortal, or any collection of mortals.
- I cannot kill you, we deities are not permitted to kill mortals.
Synonyms
human being, human, person, man, woman, being, creature, individual
1. 1.1humorous A person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability.
  an ambassador had to live in a style that was not expected of lesser mortals
  Example sentencesExamples
  If it's good enough for them it should be good enough for us mere mortals.
  You can just about detect what he might have been driving at here, but lesser mortals may not quite get the subtle nuances.
  Given that even the experts cannot agree on the economic arguments, what hope have we ordinary mortals?
  Further, the tone of the column may have portrayed the writer as some high priest sitting in judgment of lesser mortals.
  I always felt that science as the preserve of people from Oxbridge or Ivy League universities - and not for the common mortal - was a very bad idea.
  That 88 billion is such an enormous figure that it is impossible for mere mortals to grasp it.
  The 27-year-old collects world and Olympic titles like we mere mortals collect stamps.
  She will not talk to ordinary mortals, her feet won't touch the ground and she won't venture out of her palace more than a handful of times a year.
  That's about as close as it gets to celebrities mucking in with ordinary mortals.
  It might look great on supermodels, but, frankly, it's an insult to lesser mortals.
  Polo has long been a favourite among the royals and their coterie, but it is increasingly accessible to mere mortals, too.
  He showed no signs of jet lag, again something lesser mortals complain of.
  It is much easier to hurl accusations from above and demand that lesser mortals do the actual work.
  To understand the contents would probably take half a dozen accountants six months of reading, so what chance have we mere mortals got?
  Rarely does the maestro make a statement that is comprehensible to the ordinary mortal.
  After 50, most ordinary mortals aren't up to a major career change.
  If maths professors cannot work out how mortgage rates are calculated what chance do we lesser mortals stand?
  We are mere mortals, who are we to say there are not creatures living in the deep silts below.
  It is too much for us lesser mortals to understand fully what we are supporting and why.
  She has understood that ordinary mortals like us need the inspiration of heroes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

单词	mortal
释义	Definition of mortal in English: mortal adjective ˈmɔːt(ə)lˈmɔrdl 1(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death. all men are mortal Example sentencesExamples Not a goddess, or a nymph, or some divine entity, just a mortal woman. I'm interested in your view of how the abstract or ungraspable relates to the limitations of our physical lives-to the fact that we are material, mortal beings. Both are still completely mortal human, all subject to the grave. No mortal human could heal as quickly as this one had. They live in fear of any living, breathing mortal man. Earthly things were mortal - subject to change and transition - while the stars and planets were eternal and incorruptible. It was a firm shake that told you, hey, you are mortal. Or rather, whereas gods and goddesses might freely penetrate the human world, mortal men and women could not become gods. We will don our super outfits and walk amongst the mortal humans in town. ‘Humans are mortal, and that includes scientists, engineers, and teachers,’ says Yu. By using this material the artist both celebrated the beauty of a mortal woman and transformed her into a transcendent being. But human beings are mortal creatures and subject to the whims of nature. Planets are old and slow creatures, not much subjected to the ills of mortal life. Each of these public figures attests in disturbing ways to the relentless passage of time and the danger of living mortal lives. Like all secular humanism it puts its faith not in angels but in mortal, imperfect human beings. Of all the mortal races, human beings were the most easily swayed, because of their lust for power. As mortal human beings we are very complex, and we have an essence. To be sure, every human language is, in fact, mortal, subject to modification and change and destined at some point to perish. I also think that what she has done, through her death, is make people realize how mortal we all are. His hold on power is even more reliant on personal loyalties and their reinforcement by material rewards and mortal penalties. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles. It didn't matter that they were both mortal, both human, destined to die. The Olympics are a product both of our dreams and of our indomitable drive for perfection, the best of what the mortal human body can achieve. All men are mortal. Synonyms perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly 1.1 Relating to humans as subject to death. the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle Example sentencesExamples The mortal remains of the founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers rest at Mount Sion and it remains the principal site for the veneration of his relics. There were poignant scenes as his mortal remains were brought to the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Even as the mystic poet is dying, some of his followers and admirers have begun to quarrel over what to do with his mortal remains. The mortal remains of King Richard II of England may be interred in a Scots mediaeval church and not in Westminster Abbey, as has been presumed for the past 600 years. Of course, the Poles are probably more entitled than any to mourn their most famous countryman's mortal remains. His son arrived here and returned with the mortal remains and the will, 13 years after Gama's death. Plus how about this for after you've died: have your cremated ashes blasted into space, from where after a few years your mortal remains will return to Earth as a shooting star. The wealth of evidence is startling, including the links to King Arthur and his descendants as the guardians of the grail, the guardians of Mary's mortal remains. I have no doubt, when the time comes, she will have given her own precise instructions for the disposal of her mortal remains. Remorseful, Mona figures that the least she can do is find her boyfriend's mortal remains, so that his soul can be put to rest. The indifference shown to the mortal remains of their own people did not bring any gains to the dictator or his country. His mortal remains were kept at St. John's Medical College mortuary for people to pay their last respects. This is supposed to have arisen from the Saint's displeasure of his mortal remains being removed from his preferred place of rest. My mother's mortal remains were consigned to the fire with the chanting of mantras and her last rites were performed according to family tradition. The mortal remains of Louis XVII have been laid to rest. To kill a culture is to cast its individual members into everlasting oblivion, their memories buried with their mortal remains. Though dead, he still gives the impression of a free spirit, as if he is beyond mortal perceptions of life and death. Synonyms perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly 2Causing or liable to cause death; fatal. a mortal disease figurative the scandal appeared to have struck a mortal blow to the government Example sentencesExamples Blood was pouring out, and he knew that it was a mortal blow. The latter, apparently, would cause possibly mortal damage to the institution of marriage. Though a bite from a rat can hurt, it's hardly a mortal danger. And what if she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that by revealing the threat, her own life would be in mortal danger? ‘People are being sent into situations of mortal danger with no guarantee that their weapons will work,’ he said. Destroying the finance infrastructure of terrorism can strike a mortal blow at the network of terrorism but cannot prevent every individual terrorist act. Unexpectedly faced with detention in the post guardhouse, he made a desperate break for freedom and received a mortal bayonet wound. Without his support the project will suffer a mortal blow. She no longer wanted to kill or to put her life in mortal danger. But Abason had dealt him a mortal blow, for he didn't stand on his feet long and instead collapsed over onto the floor once again. Fallen tree trunks toss about the stream, presenting mortal dangers to swimmers and bathers. The transfer of sovereignty, the election, they didn't deal a mortal blow to the insurgency. It feels like a mortal blow to Jason, who was smitten the day he met her. Such a move would nevertheless probably deal a mortal blow to the agency, already deeply in debt. The battle itself was additionally notable because both opposing generals, Wolfe and Montcalm, received mortal wounds. She ran at Dana, and without another thought, Dana's knife plunged into the woman's heart, striking a mortal blow. The rain had delivered a mortal blow, and its last wisps of steam were seen around eleven. It is ironic that the sun, long regarded as a source of health and vitality, is now depicted as a mortal danger to the unsuspecting British public. She was attended at the scene by Italian emergency services, who described her as ‘not in mortal danger’. If their unhappiness translates to a significant decline in ticket sales or an aggressive campaign against a new building, it could be a mortal blow to the franchise. Synonyms deadly, fatal, lethal, death-dealing, killing, murderous, destructive, terminal, incurable 2.1 (of a battle) fought to the death. the drawing shows Holmes and Moriarty locked in mortal combat the screams of men in mortal combat Example sentencesExamples You learn from history that although the young men from both sides threw themselves at each other in mortal combat, they could shake hands a generation later. James came running up the stairs and came into the horrific sight of his wife and child caught in mortal combat. Yet gladiators must frequently have met their intimate fellows in mortal combat. Brawls between French and immigrant workers were common during this period, though not usually mortal. Marine Lance Corporal KC Moran was severely wounded in a mortal attack just six weeks ago. The best scene is Hector and Achilles in mortal combat. Gone are the days when I would have to defend myself in mortal combat. He has been fighting mortal battles so long that it is hard to ascertain when the fatal blow was dealt. You had an awful lot of people who wore swords, but who never actually drew them in mortal battle. And Kings that earn their crown rarely abdicate, they leave the building via mortal battle. Moreover, he often announced victory while his troops were still locked in mortal combat. Some of the weapons they carry are replicas of those used in the days when Reformation and Counter-Reformation were locked in mortal combat, but that was then. As soon as he entered the two-story stucco and brick building, Kasal found himself in mortal combat. They build fences to stop the other from trespassing, violently attack each other's wives and children and, finally, destroy themselves in mortal combat. Synonyms irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless 2.2 (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death. a mortal foe Example sentencesExamples In the old Scotch-Irish warrior tradition, Jackson regarded political opponents as mortal enemies to be crushed, if possible. Reconciliation of mortal enemies is a dream of wimps and weenies! The hyenas and lions appear to be mortal enemies. But, in the area of management, we are only now beginning to recognise the mortal enemy. His one mortal enemy is change, and he has yet to figure out how to beat it. We are all expected to abide by the legal framework within which we all live, which does not countenance going out and destroying all those we suspect to be mortal enemies. Apparently he and William Laud were mortal enemies. Today, the men who were once mortal enemies were finding it much easier to be friends. He had sworn for years that he was the mortal enemy of Bolshevism. Just three weeks in to the new term and I've already made myself a mortal enemy. Not even my mortal enemies deserve to suffer this much. The only thing that made Brandon and, more specifically, his father want me was the fact that his father and mine had been near mortal enemies. That is not something I would wish on my most mortal enemy, let alone my friends. Synonyms irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible 2.3 (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense. parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases Example sentencesExamples Ever since Margaret has disguised a mortal terror of birds. She waited over three hours to board a boat despite her mortal fear of doing so. I couldn't remember - but I still felt this sense of terror inside, the aftermath of a moment of extreme discomfort and mortal fear. Who doesn't remember the mortal fear that some sort of monster may be lurking under the bed, in the cupboard or in the shadows? Last year my back went into spasm and for a couple of weeks I was in mortal agony. Now, my mother is a meek, sweet, tiny little Christian woman who has a mortal fear of driving in strange places. Rather, the region was often viewed as a preserve where savage wars were still fought, and where even Westerners could still experience mortal fear. His eyes widened tremendously and his mouth opened in a scream of mortal terror at the sight of the creature within. My blood ran cold, and my mortal fright returned in full force. She is also in mortal fear of her husband and brothers who might be looking for her. The pain and the clutch took away her breath leaving her in mortal agony. We talked about counseling again but that is something I cannot do, my mortal fear of being seen as weak and crying by people would stop me doing that. I don't know what motivated me since I lived in mortal fear of public speaking. I had always lived in mortal terror of Abby, and now, here I was going to confront for the final time. It was like a particularly manic amusement park ride, with the amusement somewhat tempered by mortal fear. The soloist nervously expresses mortal doubts and fears. A few of those that don't agree sit in mortal fear, terrified one of these shrieking maniacs will tear their head off for having an opposing opinion. His mortal fear of Jesse James led him to kill the famous outlaw, not just for the reward money, but as a preemptive strike to save his own life. When I went up there, I asked about snakes as I have a mortal fear of them. From one night to the next they lived in mortal anguish of what might happen to the man, the wife and the child that was waiting to be born. Synonyms extreme, very great, great, enormous, terrible, awful, dreadful, intense, severe, grave, dire, inordinate, unbearable, agonizing 3Christian Theology Denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. she had committed a mortal sin Often contrasted with venial Example sentencesExamples Catholics also reject the idea of second chances after death for those in mortal sin. If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity. If a priest says, ‘do not commit this mortal sin, or else…,’ he's not making a threat, he's giving a warning. Even the most extreme threat of eternal damnation in hell which Christianity preaches does not deter their believers from committing mortal sins. They believed priests were Christ's representatives on earth and that missing Mass was a mortal sin, and they made sure the rosary was said every night. Synonyms unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible 4informal Conceivable or imaginable. he knew every mortal thing you did Example sentencesExamples The things I can do are beyond your mortal imagination. And if I laugh at any mortal thing. And don't you imagine he ever buys anything; every mortal thing is home grown Synonyms conceivable, imaginable, perceivable, possible, earthly 4.1 Very great. he was in a mortal hurry Example sentencesExamples She was already seated and since class hadn't started yet she decided to socialize at a mortal speed. What is the mortal hurry in the hearing of the application seeking withdrawal of the case? 4.2dated Long and tedious. for three mortal days it rained Example sentencesExamples Here I've been shut up in this confounded house for four mortal days! For six mortal hours I sat in the office without once leaving my chair! noun ˈmɔːt(ə)lˈmɔrdl 1A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being. capacities only possible of God rather than mortals Example sentencesExamples There are a few times, however, when a transformation takes place in order to save a mortal from death. He killed all the mortals so there wouldn't be any witnesses. "I don't think you in the position to make threats foolish mortal! Very rarely and very few blessed mortals are clasped by death in a peaceful embrace. Now he was desperately in need of calm, which he got in being together with other such mortals who were also equally scared. Yet for most mortals, the sight of loved ones suffering or dying prematurely is not ennobling. Sooner or later you're bound to realize that you're just another human being, nothing special, just an ordinary mortal like everyone else. The heroes in both films were ordinary mortals destined to fight the afflictions of life. You've taken on too big a task for an ordinary mortal, or any collection of mortals. "You didn't even try to kill that mortal, " he said calmly. This harsh image, fearsome and ugly to mortals, is seen as beautiful to the gods. I cannot kill you, we deities are not permitted to kill mortals. The three novels deal with the basic and at the same time universal existential questions that mortals face on a daily basis. James has to set himself apart from other mortals and purify himself from normal appetites in order to perfect his art. Synonyms human being, human, person, man/woman, being, creature, individual earthling informal, dated body 1.1humorous A person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability. an ambassador had to live in a style which was not expected of lesser mortals Example sentencesExamples It is much easier to hurl accusations from above and demand that lesser mortals do the actual work. Given that even the experts cannot agree on the economic arguments, what hope have we ordinary mortals? That's about as close as it gets to celebrities mucking in with ordinary mortals. We are mere mortals, who are we to say there are not creatures living in the deep silts below. After 50, most ordinary mortals aren't up to a major career change. You can just about detect what he might have been driving at here, but lesser mortals may not quite get the subtle nuances. That 88 billion is such an enormous figure that it is impossible for mere mortals to grasp it. It might look great on supermodels, but, frankly, it's an insult to lesser mortals. The 27-year-old collects world and Olympic titles like we mere mortals collect stamps. He showed no signs of jet lag, again something lesser mortals complain of. Polo has long been a favourite among the royals and their coterie, but it is increasingly accessible to mere mortals, too. I always felt that science as the preserve of people from Oxbridge or Ivy League universities - and not for the common mortal - was a very bad idea. She will not talk to ordinary mortals, her feet won't touch the ground and she won't venture out of her palace more than a handful of times a year. To understand the contents would probably take half a dozen accountants six months of reading, so what chance have we mere mortals got? It is too much for us lesser mortals to understand fully what we are supporting and why. If it's good enough for them it should be good enough for us mere mortals. If maths professors cannot work out how mortgage rates are calculated what chance do we lesser mortals stand? Rarely does the maestro make a statement that is comprehensible to the ordinary mortal. Further, the tone of the column may have portrayed the writer as some high priest sitting in judgment of lesser mortals. She has understood that ordinary mortals like us need the inspiration of heroes. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- 'death'. murder from Old English: The ancient root of murder is shared by Latin mors ‘death’, from which mortal (Late Middle English) also derives, as do words at mortuary. In his Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ‘Murder will out’. The idea is older, but his concise way of expressing it ensured that it became proverbial. From the 18th century blue was thought of as the colour of plagues and of harmful things in general, and someone being attacked would cry or scream blue murder to emphasize their plight. The phrase now refers to making a noisy protest. Rhymes chortle, immortal, portal Definition of mortal in US English: mortal adjectiveˈmɔrdlˈmôrdl 1(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death. all men are mortal Example sentencesExamples All men are mortal. I also think that what she has done, through her death, is make people realize how mortal we all are. Or rather, whereas gods and goddesses might freely penetrate the human world, mortal men and women could not become gods. Like all secular humanism it puts its faith not in angels but in mortal, imperfect human beings. ‘Humans are mortal, and that includes scientists, engineers, and teachers,’ says Yu. Earthly things were mortal - subject to change and transition - while the stars and planets were eternal and incorruptible. We will don our super outfits and walk amongst the mortal humans in town. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles. To be sure, every human language is, in fact, mortal, subject to modification and change and destined at some point to perish. They live in fear of any living, breathing mortal man. Not a goddess, or a nymph, or some divine entity, just a mortal woman. Both are still completely mortal human, all subject to the grave. Planets are old and slow creatures, not much subjected to the ills of mortal life. But human beings are mortal creatures and subject to the whims of nature. No mortal human could heal as quickly as this one had. I'm interested in your view of how the abstract or ungraspable relates to the limitations of our physical lives-to the fact that we are material, mortal beings. Each of these public figures attests in disturbing ways to the relentless passage of time and the danger of living mortal lives. His hold on power is even more reliant on personal loyalties and their reinforcement by material rewards and mortal penalties. It didn't matter that they were both mortal, both human, destined to die. The Olympics are a product both of our dreams and of our indomitable drive for perfection, the best of what the mortal human body can achieve. Of all the mortal races, human beings were the most easily swayed, because of their lust for power. As mortal human beings we are very complex, and we have an essence. By using this material the artist both celebrated the beauty of a mortal woman and transformed her into a transcendent being. It was a firm shake that told you, hey, you are mortal. Synonyms perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly 1.1 Relating to humanity as subject to death. the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle Example sentencesExamples The mortal remains of Louis XVII have been laid to rest. His son arrived here and returned with the mortal remains and the will, 13 years after Gama's death. The indifference shown to the mortal remains of their own people did not bring any gains to the dictator or his country. Though dead, he still gives the impression of a free spirit, as if he is beyond mortal perceptions of life and death. Of course, the Poles are probably more entitled than any to mourn their most famous countryman's mortal remains. The mortal remains of King Richard II of England may be interred in a Scots mediaeval church and not in Westminster Abbey, as has been presumed for the past 600 years. Plus how about this for after you've died: have your cremated ashes blasted into space, from where after a few years your mortal remains will return to Earth as a shooting star. To kill a culture is to cast its individual members into everlasting oblivion, their memories buried with their mortal remains. The wealth of evidence is startling, including the links to King Arthur and his descendants as the guardians of the grail, the guardians of Mary's mortal remains. His mortal remains were kept at St. John's Medical College mortuary for people to pay their last respects. There were poignant scenes as his mortal remains were brought to the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The mortal remains of the founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers rest at Mount Sion and it remains the principal site for the veneration of his relics. My mother's mortal remains were consigned to the fire with the chanting of mantras and her last rites were performed according to family tradition. Even as the mystic poet is dying, some of his followers and admirers have begun to quarrel over what to do with his mortal remains. This is supposed to have arisen from the Saint's displeasure of his mortal remains being removed from his preferred place of rest. I have no doubt, when the time comes, she will have given her own precise instructions for the disposal of her mortal remains. Remorseful, Mona figures that the least she can do is find her boyfriend's mortal remains, so that his soul can be put to rest. Synonyms perishable, physical, bodily, corporeal, fleshly, corporal, earthly 2attributive Causing or liable to cause death; fatal. a mortal disease figurative the scandal appeared to have struck a mortal blow to the government Example sentencesExamples ‘People are being sent into situations of mortal danger with no guarantee that their weapons will work,’ he said. Without his support the project will suffer a mortal blow. Blood was pouring out, and he knew that it was a mortal blow. If their unhappiness translates to a significant decline in ticket sales or an aggressive campaign against a new building, it could be a mortal blow to the franchise. The latter, apparently, would cause possibly mortal damage to the institution of marriage. But Abason had dealt him a mortal blow, for he didn't stand on his feet long and instead collapsed over onto the floor once again. Such a move would nevertheless probably deal a mortal blow to the agency, already deeply in debt. The battle itself was additionally notable because both opposing generals, Wolfe and Montcalm, received mortal wounds. The transfer of sovereignty, the election, they didn't deal a mortal blow to the insurgency. She was attended at the scene by Italian emergency services, who described her as ‘not in mortal danger’. She ran at Dana, and without another thought, Dana's knife plunged into the woman's heart, striking a mortal blow. Fallen tree trunks toss about the stream, presenting mortal dangers to swimmers and bathers. Unexpectedly faced with detention in the post guardhouse, he made a desperate break for freedom and received a mortal bayonet wound. It feels like a mortal blow to Jason, who was smitten the day he met her. And what if she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that by revealing the threat, her own life would be in mortal danger? She no longer wanted to kill or to put her life in mortal danger. Destroying the finance infrastructure of terrorism can strike a mortal blow at the network of terrorism but cannot prevent every individual terrorist act. The rain had delivered a mortal blow, and its last wisps of steam were seen around eleven. It is ironic that the sun, long regarded as a source of health and vitality, is now depicted as a mortal danger to the unsuspecting British public. Though a bite from a rat can hurt, it's hardly a mortal danger. Synonyms deadly, fatal, lethal, death-dealing, killing, murderous, destructive, terminal, incurable 2.1 (of a battle) fought to the death. from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat Example sentencesExamples As soon as he entered the two-story stucco and brick building, Kasal found himself in mortal combat. Brawls between French and immigrant workers were common during this period, though not usually mortal. Some of the weapons they carry are replicas of those used in the days when Reformation and Counter-Reformation were locked in mortal combat, but that was then. Yet gladiators must frequently have met their intimate fellows in mortal combat. James came running up the stairs and came into the horrific sight of his wife and child caught in mortal combat. You had an awful lot of people who wore swords, but who never actually drew them in mortal battle. They build fences to stop the other from trespassing, violently attack each other's wives and children and, finally, destroy themselves in mortal combat. He has been fighting mortal battles so long that it is hard to ascertain when the fatal blow was dealt. You learn from history that although the young men from both sides threw themselves at each other in mortal combat, they could shake hands a generation later. Marine Lance Corporal KC Moran was severely wounded in a mortal attack just six weeks ago. The best scene is Hector and Achilles in mortal combat. And Kings that earn their crown rarely abdicate, they leave the building via mortal battle. Gone are the days when I would have to defend myself in mortal combat. Moreover, he often announced victory while his troops were still locked in mortal combat. Synonyms irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless 2.2 (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death. Example sentencesExamples He had sworn for years that he was the mortal enemy of Bolshevism. We are all expected to abide by the legal framework within which we all live, which does not countenance going out and destroying all those we suspect to be mortal enemies. That is not something I would wish on my most mortal enemy, let alone my friends. Just three weeks in to the new term and I've already made myself a mortal enemy. Today, the men who were once mortal enemies were finding it much easier to be friends. The only thing that made Brandon and, more specifically, his father want me was the fact that his father and mine had been near mortal enemies. In the old Scotch-Irish warrior tradition, Jackson regarded political opponents as mortal enemies to be crushed, if possible. His one mortal enemy is change, and he has yet to figure out how to beat it. Not even my mortal enemies deserve to suffer this much. Apparently he and William Laud were mortal enemies. But, in the area of management, we are only now beginning to recognise the mortal enemy. Reconciliation of mortal enemies is a dream of wimps and weenies! The hyenas and lions appear to be mortal enemies. Synonyms irreconcilable, deadly, to the death, sworn, bitter, out-and-out, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unappeasable, remorseless, merciless unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible 2.3 (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense. parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases Example sentencesExamples Ever since Margaret has disguised a mortal terror of birds. We talked about counseling again but that is something I cannot do, my mortal fear of being seen as weak and crying by people would stop me doing that. Rather, the region was often viewed as a preserve where savage wars were still fought, and where even Westerners could still experience mortal fear. It was like a particularly manic amusement park ride, with the amusement somewhat tempered by mortal fear. Who doesn't remember the mortal fear that some sort of monster may be lurking under the bed, in the cupboard or in the shadows? A few of those that don't agree sit in mortal fear, terrified one of these shrieking maniacs will tear their head off for having an opposing opinion. Last year my back went into spasm and for a couple of weeks I was in mortal agony. The pain and the clutch took away her breath leaving her in mortal agony. My blood ran cold, and my mortal fright returned in full force. His eyes widened tremendously and his mouth opened in a scream of mortal terror at the sight of the creature within. His mortal fear of Jesse James led him to kill the famous outlaw, not just for the reward money, but as a preemptive strike to save his own life. When I went up there, I asked about snakes as I have a mortal fear of them. She is also in mortal fear of her husband and brothers who might be looking for her. I don't know what motivated me since I lived in mortal fear of public speaking. The soloist nervously expresses mortal doubts and fears. From one night to the next they lived in mortal anguish of what might happen to the man, the wife and the child that was waiting to be born. She waited over three hours to board a boat despite her mortal fear of doing so. I couldn't remember - but I still felt this sense of terror inside, the aftermath of a moment of extreme discomfort and mortal fear. Now, my mother is a meek, sweet, tiny little Christian woman who has a mortal fear of driving in strange places. I had always lived in mortal terror of Abby, and now, here I was going to confront for the final time. Synonyms extreme, very great, great, enormous, terrible, awful, dreadful, intense, severe, grave, dire, inordinate, unbearable, agonizing 3Christian Theology Denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Often contrasted with venial Example sentencesExamples Catholics also reject the idea of second chances after death for those in mortal sin. If a priest says, ‘do not commit this mortal sin, or else…,’ he's not making a threat, he's giving a warning. If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity. Even the most extreme threat of eternal damnation in hell which Christianity preaches does not deter their believers from committing mortal sins. They believed priests were Christ's representatives on earth and that missing Mass was a mortal sin, and they made sure the rosary was said every night. Synonyms unpardonable, unforgivable, irremissible 4informal Conceivable or imaginable. punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offense Example sentencesExamples And don't you imagine he ever buys anything; every mortal thing is home grown The things I can do are beyond your mortal imagination. And if I laugh at any mortal thing. Synonyms conceivable, imaginable, perceivable, possible, earthly 4.1 Very great. he was in a mortal hurry Example sentencesExamples She was already seated and since class hadn't started yet she decided to socialize at a mortal speed. What is the mortal hurry in the hearing of the application seeking withdrawal of the case? 4.2dated Long and tedious. for three mortal days it rained Example sentencesExamples For six mortal hours I sat in the office without once leaving my chair! Here I've been shut up in this confounded house for four mortal days! nounˈmɔrdlˈmôrdl 1A human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being. Example sentencesExamples Very rarely and very few blessed mortals are clasped by death in a peaceful embrace. James has to set himself apart from other mortals and purify himself from normal appetites in order to perfect his art. Sooner or later you're bound to realize that you're just another human being, nothing special, just an ordinary mortal like everyone else. The heroes in both films were ordinary mortals destined to fight the afflictions of life. Yet for most mortals, the sight of loved ones suffering or dying prematurely is not ennobling. He killed all the mortals so there wouldn't be any witnesses. There are a few times, however, when a transformation takes place in order to save a mortal from death. Now he was desperately in need of calm, which he got in being together with other such mortals who were also equally scared. This harsh image, fearsome and ugly to mortals, is seen as beautiful to the gods. "I don't think you in the position to make threats foolish mortal! "You didn't even try to kill that mortal, " he said calmly. The three novels deal with the basic and at the same time universal existential questions that mortals face on a daily basis. You've taken on too big a task for an ordinary mortal, or any collection of mortals. I cannot kill you, we deities are not permitted to kill mortals. Synonyms human being, human, person, man, woman, being, creature, individual 1.1humorous A person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability. an ambassador had to live in a style that was not expected of lesser mortals Example sentencesExamples If it's good enough for them it should be good enough for us mere mortals. You can just about detect what he might have been driving at here, but lesser mortals may not quite get the subtle nuances. Given that even the experts cannot agree on the economic arguments, what hope have we ordinary mortals? Further, the tone of the column may have portrayed the writer as some high priest sitting in judgment of lesser mortals. I always felt that science as the preserve of people from Oxbridge or Ivy League universities - and not for the common mortal - was a very bad idea. That 88 billion is such an enormous figure that it is impossible for mere mortals to grasp it. The 27-year-old collects world and Olympic titles like we mere mortals collect stamps. She will not talk to ordinary mortals, her feet won't touch the ground and she won't venture out of her palace more than a handful of times a year. That's about as close as it gets to celebrities mucking in with ordinary mortals. It might look great on supermodels, but, frankly, it's an insult to lesser mortals. Polo has long been a favourite among the royals and their coterie, but it is increasingly accessible to mere mortals, too. He showed no signs of jet lag, again something lesser mortals complain of. It is much easier to hurl accusations from above and demand that lesser mortals do the actual work. To understand the contents would probably take half a dozen accountants six months of reading, so what chance have we mere mortals got? Rarely does the maestro make a statement that is comprehensible to the ordinary mortal. After 50, most ordinary mortals aren't up to a major career change. If maths professors cannot work out how mortgage rates are calculated what chance do we lesser mortals stand? We are mere mortals, who are we to say there are not creatures living in the deep silts below. It is too much for us lesser mortals to understand fully what we are supporting and why. She has understood that ordinary mortals like us need the inspiration of heroes. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.
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