immortal

immortal
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. everlasting; divine, godlike; deathless, imperishable.
See durability, perpetuity. — n. [demi]god, great man. See repute.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Deathless]
Syn. undying, eternal, permanent, phoenixlike, imperishable, endless, timeless, everlasting, sempiternal, interminable, death-defying, unfading, evergreen, amaranthine, never-ending, perennial, constant, ceaseless, never-ceasing, undecaying, indestructible, indissoluble, incorruptible, unchanging, ever-living, never-dying, enduring, godlike; see also eternal 2 , perpetual 1 .
Ant. mortal*, perishable, corrupt.
2. [Illustrious]
Syn. celebrated, eminent, glorious; see famous .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
see god
II
a.
deathless, everlasting, eternal, undying, indestructible, enduring, lasting, timeless, never ending, ageless, perpetual.
ANT.: mortal, temporary, ephemeral
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not being subject to death: deathless, undying. See CONTINUE, LIVE. 2. Enduring for all time: amaranthine, ceaseless, endless, eternal, everlasting, never-ending, perpetual, unending, world without end. Archaic: eterne. See CONTINUE.

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