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1. (n.) immortality
immortal condition or quality; unending life.
2. immortality
enduring fame.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L)
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| Definition of 'immortality' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) immortality
the quality or state of being immortal
2. (noun) immortality
perpetual life after death
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| Definition of 'immortality' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) immortality
the quality or state of being immortal; exemption from death and annihilation; unending existance; as, the immortality of the soul
2. (noun) immortality
exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; as, the immortality of fame
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| Definitions of 'immortality' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. immortality
the doctrine of the continued existence of the soul of each individual after death, a doctrine the belief of which is, in one form or another, common to most religious systems; even to those which contemplate absorption in the Deity as the final goal of existence, as is evident from the prevalence in them of the doctrine of transmigration or reincarnation.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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immortality
1. A reward given to infidels and atheists by a somewhat humorous God, for not groveling before Him and annoying Him with importunities.
2. A system of punishment for suicides, which makes suicide impossible, thereby putting one over on the ingrate who was tired of the gift of life, by compelling him to live forever, willy-nilly.
3. A valueless thing, because unlimited in quantity, which those hotly intent upon achieving will forfeit through the law which provides that that for which we clutch we lose.
4. A condition sought by political officeholders where the incumbent never either dies or resigns.
5. A state of being encouraged by annuitants, and those who live in the Garden of Allah-Money.
6. A flimflam offer by a theologian of inchoate title to improved real estate in the Sky for real estate, rentals and cash on Earth.
7. A doctrine that the rich teach the poor for good and sufficient reasons.
8. Divine Compensation for the starving.
9. A superfluous addition to life; to go on living after one desires and hopes to remain dead.
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