mortal

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1. mortal - Noun

2. mortal - Adjective

3. mortal - Adverb

4. mortal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.

Fatally vulnerable; vital.

Of or pertaining to the time of death.

Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.

Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.

Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours.

A being subject to death; a human being; man.

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Reason is immortal, all else mortal. Pythagoras

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal. John F. Kennedy

No hero is mortal till he dies. W. H. Auden

The rulers are mortal - The homeland is eternal. Latin Proverb

A man is known to be mortal by two things, sleep and lust. English Proverb

In men every mortal sin is venial, in women every venial sin is mortal. Italian Proverb

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