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   mor·tal

   /ˈmôrdl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death: "all men are mortal" Similar perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanearth-bornimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingrare:sublunaryOpposite immortal
   • ▪ relating to humanity as subject to death: "the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle" Similar perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanearth-bornimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingrare:sublunaryOpposite immortal
   • 2. causing or liable to cause death; fatal: "a mortal disease" Similar deadlyfatallethaldeath-dealingkillingmurderousdestructiveterminalincurable
   • ▪ (of a battle) fought to the death: "from the outbuildings came the screams of men in mortal combat" Similar irreconcilabledeadlyto the deathswornbitterout-and-outimplacablerelentlessunrelentingunappeasableremorselessmerciless
   • ▪ (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death: "a mortal foe" Similar irreconcilabledeadlyto the deathswornbitterout-and-outimplacablerelentlessunrelentingunappeasableremorselessmercilessunpardonableunforgivableirremissibleOpposite venial
   • ▪ (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense: "parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases" Similar extremevery greatgreatenormousterribleawfuldreadfulintenseseveregravedireinordinateunbearableagonizing
   • 3. denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. "she had committed a mortal sin" Similar unpardonableunforgivableirremissibleOpposite venial
   • 4. conceivable or imaginable: informal "punishment out of all mortal proportion to the offense" Similar conceivableimaginableperceivablepossibleearthly
   • ▪ very great: "he was in a mortal hurry"
   • ▪ long and tedious: dated "for three mortal days it rained"

   noun

   • 1. a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being: "capacities only possible of God rather than mortals"
   • ▪ 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"

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

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mortalMortal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MORTAL is causing or having caused death : fatal. How to use mortal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mortal.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMORTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die: For all men are mortal. Compare. immortal adjective. causing death: a mortal injury / illness. men engaged in mortal combat (= fighting until one of them dies) figurative New computing technology dealt a mortal blow to the printing companies. Compare. lethal.

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   Mortal definition: subject to death; having a transitory life. See examples of MORTAL used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mortalMortal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you're in mortal danger, you're in a deadly situation. Action heroes often think they are dealing their enemy a mortal blow, but sometimes the enemy manages to come back to life. People are called mortals because at some point, they die.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › mortalMortal - definition of mortal by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Liable or subject to death; not immortal: mortal beings. b. Of or relating to humans as being subject to death: "When we have shuffled off this mortal coil" (Shakespeare). 2. a. Causing death; fatal: a mortal wound. See Synonyms at fatal. b. Fought to the death: mortal combat. c. Relentlessly hostile; implacable: a mortal enemy. 3. a.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMORTAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MORTAL meaning: 1. (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die: 2…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMORTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you refer to the fact that people are mortal, you mean that they have to die and cannot live for ever. A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmortal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of mortal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures. of or relating to human beings as subject to death; human: this mortal life. belonging to this world. deadly or implacable; relentless: a mortal enemy. severe, dire, grievous, or bitter: in mortal fear.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMORTAL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    MORTAL meaning: 1. not living forever 2. extreme danger/fear/terror, etc, because you could die 3. a human being. Learn more.