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mortal

mor·tal

UK/ˈmɔː.təl/ US/ˈmɔɹ.təl/ fairly common slang
adjective (4) noun (1)

adjective

1.

subject to death

  • “mortal beings”
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2.

involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

  • “the seven deadly sins”
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3.

unrelenting and deadly

  • “mortal enemy”
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4.

causing or capable of causing death

  • “a fatal accident”
  • “a deadly enemy”
  • “mortal combat”
  • “a mortal illness”
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noun

1.

a human being

  • “there was too much for one person to do”
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Origin

From Middle English mortal, mortel, from Old French mortal, and their source Latin mortālis, from mors (“death”). In this sense, displaced native deadly, from Old English dēadlīċ.

Phrases

  • mortal coil
  • mortal combat
  • mortal remains
  • mortal sin
  • shuffle off this mortal coil

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