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Definition of mortal
1 : causing or having caused death : fatal a mortal injury
2a : subject to death mortal man Every living creature is mortal.b : possible, conceivable have done every mortal thingc : deadly 3 waited three mortal hours
3 : marked by unrelenting hostility a mortal enemy
4 : marked by great intensity or severity mortal fear
5 : human mortal limits a nobody with an all too mortal longing to be a somebody — Time
6 : of, relating to, or connected with death mortal agony
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Examples of mortal in a Sentence
Every living creature is mortal.
He suffered a mortal wound in the battle.
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While Danticat analyzes death scenes and writers' reflections on mortal moments from Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston to Albert Camus and Haruki Murakami, her mother's life and death ground her book.
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The most famous (and only mortal) among them was Medusa, whose glance could turn a man to stone.
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Indeed, while the mortal dangers faced by Russian reporters have been well chronicled, the country is a difficult space for independent journalists to work in other ways.
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Eight of us anxiously await our cue to plunge in, a baptism of sorts that will transform us from mere mortal women to mermaids with shimmering turquoise tails.
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Drawing on these narratives, Beren and Lúthien follows Beren, a mortal man, and Lúthien, an immortal elf.
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Special Agent McFadden: The ship was in mortal danger at times of actually going under but the ship did an absolutely magnificent job, the crew members, in being able to keep the Cole afloat.
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As Trump was starting his weekend visit to the kingdom, one prominent scholar affirmed that Jews are the mortal enemies of Muslims.
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One, J.R. Hildebrand, also wants vindication for being a mere mortal.
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Origin and Etymology of mortal
Middle English, from Anglo-French mortel, mortal, from Latin mortalis, from mort-, mors death — more at murder
Synonym Discussion of mortal
Origin and Etymology of mortal
see 1mortal
mortal
Definition of mortal
: a human being
Examples of mortal in a Sentence
stories about gods interfering in the lives of mortals
the troubles that come to ordinary mortals
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According to Trulia, the massive five-bedroom, eight-bathroom estate on the Malibu coastline costs the family of five $400,000 per month — which for mere mortals is a startling price, but for the Knowles-Carters, not so much.
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Throughout his range, his tone was lovely and assured; difficult passagework seemed as straightforward as scales are to mere mortals.
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Her boyfriend, talent agent Christian Carino, however, sports hike-friendly garb like the rest of us mortals.
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The 13th will play 362 yards for mortals, but if the course gets a BMW Championship (aiming for 2021) or Presidents Cup, players would hit their tee shots over the public beach, stretching the hole to 543 yards.
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But there have been other investigations that were endlessly complicated and murky, such as the Valerie Plame leak probe, which sent reporter Judith Miller to jail for protecting her sources but was hard for mere mortals to follow.
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Ultimately, despite her awesome powers, this goddess is reduced to participating in a love triangle with mere mortals.
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James Moriarty, suffered a mortal wound after firing his pistol at the Jordanian guard.
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But a moment’s reflection should tell us that military leaders have the same worldly ambitions as other mortals.
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Origin and Etymology of mortal
see 1human
MORTAL Defined for English Language Learners
mortal
playDefinition of mortal for English Language Learners
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: certain to die
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: causing death
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: possibly causing death
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Definition of mortal for English Language Learners
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: a human being
MORTAL Defined for Kids
Definition of mortal for Students
1 : capable of causing death a mortal wound
2 : certain to die We all are mortal.
3 : feeling great and lasting hatred a mortal enemy
4 : very great or overpowering mortal fear
5 : 1human 1 mortal power
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adverb mortally afraidMedical Dictionary
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