immortaladjective
uk/ɪˈmɔː.təl/us/ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/C2 living or lasting for ever:
immortal God
The priest said he was endangering his immortal soul.
C2 very special and famous and therefore likely to be remembered for a long time:
In the immortal words of Samuel Goldwyn, "Include me out."
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Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat death idiom
- co-exist
- cradle
- hold
- inanimate
- last
- last out
- lead 1
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- live out sth
- living
- longevity
- outlive
- subsist
- subsistence
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Fame and famous
immortality
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪm.ɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪm.ɔːrˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
figurative The Wright brothers achieved immortality with the first powered flight in 1903.
immortalnoun
uk/ɪˈmɔː.təl/us/ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/literary[ C ] someone who is so famous that they are remembered for a long time after they are dead:
She is one of the immortals of classical opera.
the immortals [ plural ]
the Greek or Roman gods
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Famous people
- Archimedes
- Aristotle
- big name
- Caesar
- celebrity
- centre
- great
- icon
- Julius Caesar
- luminary
- megastar
- movie star
- name
- personality
- public figure
- rising star
- Socrates
- star
- superstar
- VIP
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