im·mor·tal
(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-tᵊl 
1
: exempt from death
the immortal gods
2
: exempt from oblivion : imperishable
immortal fame
3
: connected with or relating to immortality
4
: able or tending to divide indefinitely
immortal cell lines produced in culture
1
a
: one exempt from death
b
immortals or Immortals plural
: the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon
2
a
: a person whose fame is lasting
b
capitalized
: any of the 40 members of the Académie Française
Examples of immortal in a Sentence
Adjective
the age-old quest for immortal fame
vowed that his hatred of that family was immortal and that someday he'd get his revenge
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Jordan Lynde’s Until the World Falls Down, for example, follows a woman who becomes trapped in a seductive immortal’s sentient castle, and Emma Hamm’s Of Goblins and Gold follows a woman who must journey to the realm of the fae to save her sister from the Goblin King who stole her.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The new open world setup is all about scanning and scavenging for items, as well as taking down various Immortals (creatures mutated due to Femto).
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Jordan Lynde’s Until the World Falls Down, for example, follows a woman who becomes trapped in a seductive immortal’s sentient castle, and Emma Hamm’s Of Goblins and Gold follows a woman who must journey to the realm of the fae to save her sister from the Goblin King who stole her.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the two minute trailer (below), the death of someone close to a secret society charged with monitoring the world’s immortals, including witches and vampires, prompts the group to seek out a new recruit in the form of a young unsuspecting man, Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton).
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The new open world setup is all about scanning and scavenging for items, as well as taking down various Immortals (creatures mutated due to Femto).
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immortal
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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immortal
2 of 2 noun1
: an immortal being
2
: a person whose fame is lasting
baseball immortals
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