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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Munch tells the long story of his deathless existence, a sentence he’s living out because he believes forgiveness is impossible.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
But for the most part, ably supported by his band, Pop powered through deathless classics like “Raw Power,” “Gimme Danger,” “Sick of You,” “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “Search and Destroy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
Mommy Fortuna, a wizened witch voiced by the late Angela Lansbury, cages the creature in a sideshow attraction to make a buck and secure her legacy in the memory of the deathless creatures she imprisons.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022
A deathless Saturday waned, but up ahead lay a week around town with which the rest of us cannot compete.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2022
It was easy for me to imagine myself hunched over a keyboard, pounding out reams of deathless, hard-boiled prose.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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