mortal
Other forms: mortals
You are a mortal because you are mortal. This means that you are an individual destined to die because you are susceptible to death.
The word mortal has one of the most ancient genealogies of any word in English or any other language. It is related to English words like "murder" and "mortuary," and to the French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian words for "death." Something that can kill you can also be described as mortal. 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.
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subject to death“mortal beings”
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Synonyms:
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finite
bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
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earthly
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
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earthborn
of earthly origin (as mortals are)
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Antonyms:
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immortal
not subject to death
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infinite
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
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heavenly
of or belonging to heaven or god
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amaranthine, unfading
of an imaginary flower that never fades
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deathless, undying
never dying
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deific
characterized by divine or godlike nature
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finite
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unrelenting and deadly“mortal enemy”
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merciless, unmerciful
having or showing no mercy
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merciless, unmerciful
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causing or capable of causing death
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involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
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synonyms:
deadly
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unpardonable
not admitting of pardon
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unpardonable
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a human being
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synonyms:
individual, person, somebody, someone, soul
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type of:
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being, organism
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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causal agency, causal agent, cause
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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being, organism
/ˈmɔrdl/
/ˈmɔtəl/
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