immortality
AmericanEtymology
Origin of immortality
1300–50; Middle English immortalite < Latin immortālitās. See immortal, -ity
Example Sentences
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He may well try to answer that in his State of the Union address — if only because of his desperate desire for immortality.
From Salon
He is one of the few people of his age equipped to recognize the scale of Mozart’s achievement, but the fragility of his ego and his obsession with music immortality stand in his way.
From Los Angeles Times
And when it comes to immortality, she's "not sure" she would want to share that with her countess character.
From Barron's
But his snowy path to immortality didn’t simply run through the fjords of Scandinavia.
A metaphor of L.A.’s past immortality and exploitation after World War II, the crime has fascinated novelists, filmmakers and countless true crime writers.
From Los Angeles Times
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