Definitions for mortal
ˈmɔr tlmor·tal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, souladjective

   a human being

   "there was too much for one person to do"

2. mortaladjective

   subject to death

   "mortal beings"

3. deadly, mortal(a)adjective

   involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

   "the seven deadly sins"

4. mortal(a)adjective

   unrelenting and deadly

   "mortal enemy"

5. deadly, deathly, mortaladjective

   causing or capable of causing death

   "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mortalnoun

   A human; someone susceptible to death.

2. mortaladjective

   Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound

3. mortaladjective

   deadly, lethal

   A mortal wound.

4. Etymology: From mortalis, from mors; see it for more.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mortaladjective

   Etymology: mortalis, Lat. mortel, Fr.

   1. Subject to death; doomed sometime to die.

   Nature does require
   Her times of preservation, which, perforce,
   I her frail son amongst my breth’ren mortal
   Must give my attendance to. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   This corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor. xv. 53.

   Heav’nly powers, where shall we find such love!
   Which of ye will be mortal to redeem
   Man’s mortal crime; and just, th’ unjust to save. John Milton.

   Know,
   The day thou eat’st thereof, my sole command
   Transgrest, inevitably thou shalt die;
   From that day mortal: and this happy state
   Shalt lose. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. viii.

   2. Deadly; destructive; procuring death.

   Come all you spirits
   That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
   And fill me from the crown to th’ toe, top full
   Of cruelty. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The mortalest poisons practised by the West Indians, have some mixture of the blood, fat, or flesh of man. Francis Bacon.

   The fruit
   Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste
   Brought death into the world, and all our woe. John Milton.

   Some circumstances have been great discouragers of trade, and others are absolutely mortal to it. William Temple.

   Hope not, base man! unquestion’d hence to go,
   For I am Palamon, thy mortal foe. Dryden.

   3. Bringing death.

   Safe in the hand of one disposing pow’r,
   Or in the natal, or the mortal hour. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

   4. Human; belonging to man.

   They met me in the day of success; and I have learned by the perfected report, they have more in them than mortal knowledge. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Macbeth
   Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath
   To time and mortal custom. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The voice of God
   To mortal ear is dreadful; They beseech,
   That Moses might report to them his will,
   And terror cease. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii.

   Success, the mark no mortal wit,
   Or surest hand can always hit. Samuel Butler.

   No one enjoyment but is liable to be lost by ten thousand accidents, out of all mortal power to prevent. Robert South, Serm.

   5. Extreme; violent. A low word.

   The birds were in a mortal apprehension of the beetles, till the sparrow reasoned them into understanding. Roger L'Estrange.

   The nymph grew pale and in a mortal fright,
   Spent with the labour of so long a flight;
   And now despairing, cast a mournful look
   Upon the streams. Dryden.

2. Mortalnoun

   1. Man; human being.

   Warn poor mortals left behind. Thomas Tickell.

   2. This is often used in ludicrous language.

   I can behold no mortal now;
   For what’s an eye without a brow? Matthew Prior.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mortaladjective

   subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal

2. Mortaladjective

   destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin

3. Mortaladjective

   fatally vulnerable; vital

4. Mortaladjective

   of or pertaining to the time of death

5. Mortaladjective

   affecting as if with power to kill; deathly

6. Mortaladjective

   human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power

7. Mortaladjective

   very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours

8. Mortalnoun

   a being subject to death; a human being; man

9. Etymology: [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See Murder, and cf. Filemot, Mere a lake, Mortgage.]

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1. Mortal

   Mortal was a Christian industrial/dance band fronted by Jerome Fontamillas and Jyro Xhan. Both members went on to found the alternative rock group Fold Zandura, and for a time were members of both bands simultaneously. The band is known for its lyrical intelligence, incorporating advanced theology with what has been billed as "Industrial Praise and Worship." According to CCM Magazine "Mortal has had a much greater influence... on industrial music than its modest output would suggest."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mortal

   mor′tal, adj. liable to die: causing death: deadly: fatal: punishable with death: involving the penalty of spiritual death, as opposed to Venial: extreme, violent, implacable: human: (coll.) very great, very long, confounded, very drunk.—n. a human being.—v.t. Mor′talise, to make mortal.—n. Mortal′ity, condition of being mortal: death: frequency or number of deaths, esp. in proportion to population: the human race.—adv. Mor′tally—(coll.) Mor′tal.—ns. Mort′-cloth, a pall; Mort′-stone, a stone by the wayside on which the bearers lay the bier for a rest during a funeral procession.—Bills of mortality, lists of the numbers of those who have died in any place during any given time; Law of mortality, rules founded on experience or calculation, showing what average proportion of those living at the beginning of a given time will be surviving at its close. [Fr.,—L. mortalis—mori, to die.]

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How to pronounce mortal?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mortal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mortal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of mortal in a Sentence

1. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   I am a mortal really, I could die at any time.

2. Robert Gellman:

   People assume all their health information is covered by HIPAA and that's just not true, wellness programs are on the border. Some are and some aren't. How can a mere mortal tell? A lot of information can escape into the great American marketing machine, which is desperate to get information on a person's health.

3. E. H. Chapin:

   To me there is something thrilling and exalting in the thought that we are drifting forward into a splendid mystery-into something that no mortal eye hath yet seen, and no intelligence has yet declared.

4. Homer, The Odyssey:

   Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

5. Mary Baker Eddy:

   Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body.

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