deathless
Americanadjective
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not subject to death; immortal.
the belief that the human soul is deathless.
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unceasing; perpetual.
his deathless devotion to the cause.
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likely to endure because of superior quality, timelessness, etc. (sometimes used ironically).
deathless prose.
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Earlier in the season, we observe the Deathless Mother’s malicious modus operandi through three prominent mages who seek her help in getting what they yearn for most.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2021
Michael Deathless, one of the club’s owners, said of the neighborhood’s future in 2018: “The people with an angle, they’re going to survive.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2020
Lisa-Kainde decided Deathless should be a rallying cry for people who feel helpless in the face of oppression.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2017
Deathless TeenBeat moppet Justin Bieber even snagged a nomination, in girl toy of the year, for the “Justin Bieber Rockin’ Tour Bus and Concert Stage Playset.”
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2012
Then Prince Ivan began squeezing the egg, and thereupon Koshchei the Deathless bent double.
From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by Ralston, William Ralston Shedden
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