deathless

[ deth-lis ]

/ ˈdɛθ lɪs /

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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.

Words nearby deathless

death-valley curve, deathbed, deathblow, deathday, deathful, deathless, deathlike, deathly, deathplace, deathsman, deathtrap

Origin of deathless

First recorded in 1590–1600; death + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM deathless

death·less·ly, adverbdeath·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Pobloff no longer asked himself what it meant; he was become a maniac, pursued by deathless devils.
Visionaries|James Huneker
Sometimes I think that if I could express the wild thoughts that surges up and down in my system, I could win a deathless name.
A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories|Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye

It had seized her imagination, this beautiful story of a deathless love.
Love Works Wonders|Charlotte M. Brame
Can it be that there is a deathless life, a fadeless flower, a shadowless beauty?
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline
Theirs was a deathless fame on whom the painter conferred the gift of his art.
Titian; a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter|Estelle Hurll

British Dictionary definitions for deathless

deathless

/ (ˈdɛθlɪs) /

adjective

immortal, esp because of greatness; everlasting

Derived forms of deathless

deathlessly, adverbdeathlessness, noun

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deathless

adjective

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Origin of deathless

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British Dictionary definitions for deathless

adjective

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