mortal mind
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mortal mind
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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But no man of mortal mind can know of everything that Washington is ready and willing to do for him.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“Oh, you know—when you have millennia of memories in this mortal mind, it’s hard to remember terminologies all the time.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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The body is governed by mind; and mortal mind must be improved, before the body is renewed and harmonious,—since the physique is simply thought made manifest.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
Matter is a frail con- ception of mortal mind; and mortal mind is a poorer representative of the beauty, grandeur, and glory of the immortal Mind.”
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
All material nature, in fact, is but the manifestation, or reflection, of this communal mortal mind.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
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