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
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
This past summer he charted even higher with another shrewdly conceived collaboration, “Hold Me Closer,” which has him and Britney Spears mashing up several of his oldies including the deathless “Tiny Dancer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
The ones in Peacock navy saluted a deathless bunch of underdogs.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2022
“I speak of the cauldron of Annuvin,” Taran said firmly, “the cauldron of Arawn and his deathless warriors.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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