deathless

[deth-lis]

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adjective

not subject to death; immortal: the belief that the human soul is deathless.
unceasing; perpetual: his deathless devotion to the cause.
likely to endure because of superior quality, timelessness, etc. (sometimes used ironically): deathless prose.

Origin of deathless

First recorded in 1590–1600; death + -less

Related formsdeath·less·ly, adverbdeath·less·ness, noun

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Related Words for deathless

eternal, everlasting, imperishable, undying

Examples from the Web for deathless

Contemporary Examples of deathless

Finally the epithet of "deathless" gets some explanation, stemming from Golovan's fearless ministrations during a plague.
The Forgotten Russian: The Genius of Nikolai Leskov
Benjamin Lytal
April 10, 2013
The deathless man character had been creeping around in other things I had written, so he came next.
A Fierce Debut
Jennie Yabroff
March 9, 2011

Historical Examples of deathless

The charm of it all, the deathless charm and the astounding veracity!
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
Tolstoi, I am afraid, has missed all the poetry of Lear, all the deathless phrases.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
He departed, professing over and over again his deathless gratitude.
Fair Harbor
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Woven of her tenderness, it sparkles with man's deathless gratitude.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864
Various
I recognized this deathless line as the curtain speech and crawled to my feet.
The Repairman
Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for deathless

deathless

adjective

immortal, esp because of greatness; everlasting

Derived Formsdeathlessly, adverbdeathlessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for deathless

adj.

1580s, from death + -less. Related: Deathlessly; deathlessness.