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im·mor·tal·i·ty

(ĭm′ôr-tăl′ĭ-tē)
n.
1. The quality or condition of being immortal.
2. Endless life or existence.
3. Enduring fame.
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im•mor•tal•i•ty

(ˌɪm ɔrˈtæl ɪ ti)

n.
1. immortal condition or quality; unending life.
2. enduring fame.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:immortality - the quality or state of being immortal]immortality - the quality or state of being immortal
permanence, permanency - the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
mortality - the quality or state of being mortal
2. immortality - perpetual life after death
afterlife, hereafter - life after death
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immortality

noun
2. fame, glory, celebrity, greatness, renown, glorification, gloriousness Some people want to achieve immortality through their works.
Quotations
"I have good hope that there is something after death" [Plato Phaedo]
"Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will cherish it to my last breath" [Cicero De Senectute]
"Immortality is health; this life is a long sickness" [St Augustine Sermons]
"Unable are the Loved to die"
"For Love is Immortality" [Emily Dickinson]
"Children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality" [George Santayana The Life of Reason: Reason in Society]
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work ... I want to achieve it through not dying" [Woody Allen]
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immortality

noun
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Translations
خُلود
nesmrtelnost
udødelighed
senmorteco
kuolemattomuus
besmrtnost
halhatatlanság
ódauðleikiódauîleiki
不老不死
불사신
nesmrteľnosť
бесмртност
odödlighet
ölümsüzlük

immortality

[ˌɪmɔːˈtælɪtɪ] Ninmortalidad f
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immortality

[ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti] n
(= enduring fame) → immortalité f
Perhaps they were seeking immortality through infamy → Peut-être recherchaient-ils l'immortalité à travers leur infamie.
to achieve immortality → passer à la postérité
(= eternal life) [soul] → immortalité f
the immortality of the soul → l'immortalité de l'âme
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immortality

n (of person, God)Unsterblichkeit f; (of fame)Unvergänglichkeit f; (of life)Ewigkeit f
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immortality

[ˌɪmɔːˈtælɪtɪ] nimmortalità
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immortal

(iˈmoːtl) adjective
living for ever and never dying. A person's soul is said to be immortal; the immortal works of Shakespeare. onsterflik خالِد безсмъртен imortal nesmrtelný unsterblich udødelig αθάνατος inmortal surematu جاودان kuolematon immortel נצחי अमर besmrtan halhatatlan abadi ódauðlegur immortale 不滅の 불멸의 nemirtingas nemirstīgs hidup selama-lamanya onsterfelijk udødelig nieśmiertelny نه فنا كېدونكى، نه مړ كيدونكى، تل ژوندى imortal nemuritor бессмертный nesmrteľný nesmrten besmrtan odödlig ซึ่งเป็นอมตะ ölümsüz 不朽的 безсмертний; вічний غیر فانی bất diệt 不朽的
ˌimmorˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun
onsterflikheid خُلود безсмъртие imortalidade nesmrtelnost die Unsterblichkeit udødelighed αθανασία inmortalidad surematus جاودانگی kuolemattomuus immortalité נִצחִיוּת अमरत्व besmrtnost halhatatlanság keabadian ódauðleiki immortalità 不滅 불멸 nemirtingumas nemirstība keabadian onsterfelijkheid udødelighet nieśmiertelność نه مړ كېدنه، تل ژوند يتوب imortalidade nemurire бессмертие nesmrteľnosť nesmrtnost besmrtnost odödlighet ความเป็นอมตะ ölümsüzlük 不朽 безсмертя, вічність بقائے دائمی sự bất diệt 不朽
imˈmortalize, imˈmortalise verb
to make (a person etc) famous for ever. He wrote a song immortalizing the battle. verewig يُخَلِّد обезсмъртявам imortalizar zvěčnit unsterblich machen gøre udødelig απαθανατίζω inmortalizar surematuks tegema جاودانه کردن ikuistaa immortaliser לְהַנצִיח अमर बनाना ovjekovječiti megörökít, halhatatlanná tesz mengabadikan gera ódauðlegan immortalare, rendere immortale 不滅にする 불후의 명성을 주다 padaryti nemirtingą, įamžinti padarīt nemirstīgu; saglabāt mūžos mengabadikan vereeuwigen udødeliggjøre, forevige unieśmiertelnić تل ژوند يتوب imortalizar a imortaliza увековечивать zvečniť ovekovečiti ovekovečiti göra odödlig ทําให้ไม่มีวันตาย ölümsüzleştirmek 使不朽 увічнювати دوام بخشنا làm cho bất tử 使不朽
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