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Mortal
ˈmɔːtl
- (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death
"all men are mortal"
- relating to humans as subject to death
"the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle"
- causing or liable to cause death; fatal
"a mortal disease"
- (of a battle) fought to the death
"the drawing shows Holmes and Moriarty locked in mortal combat"
- (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death
"a mortal foe"
- (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense
"parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases"
- denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace
"she had committed a mortal sin"
- conceivable or imaginable
"he knew every mortal thing you did"
- very great
"he was in a mortal hurry"
- long and tedious
"for three mortal days it rained"
- a human being subject to death, as opposed to 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 which was not expected of lesser mortals"